The Canadian company Atomic Energy of Canada passed a "pioneer" agreement with the largest British trade union, Unite, promising to employ 70 to 80 % of local workforce if it wins the contract for the construction of a new nuclear power station. The endorsed goal is clearly expressed: to develop British employees' skills in the nuclear sector. (Ref. 070587)
Unite affirmed that it is a first in the United Kingdom. The agreement highlights the importance of optimizing English skills in the new nuclear construction plan. One can wonder about the need to sign such a commitment, as if it was unusual to call on English workers to build a station. Well it is precisely the problem and builders could be tempted to import skilled workers, hence the importance awarded to this agreement, considered as a chance to develop, thanks to this school-site, strategic
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