Staffing cuts. Unite, the largest UK union, operating in banking, aerospace, industry and transportation and representing two million workers, is tightening the belt. All the departments are affected by a 20% budget cut: therefore, layoffs are inevitable. A Unite spokesperson explained that the cuts were “a result of [a financial] deficit that was in Amicus prior to the full merger” (Unite is composed of the Transport and General Workers Union and Amicus which merged in 2007). Then, he acknowl
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