Camelon coachbuilder to cut 70 more jobs

Under threat bus builder Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) is cutting its Scottish manufacturing operation by a third and is set to axe 70 more jobs.
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Unite Scotland reacted to the ADL job cuts which are in addition to the 200 job losses it announced earlier in the year.

The union stated this means almost 300 jobs will now go out of 850 workers.

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Unite, which represents the majority of the workforce at ADL, has also slammed Alistair Jack MP for the lack of any response to a letter dated September 10 from Unite, which invited the Secretary of State for Scotland to meet with workplace representatives to discuss the current situation facing ADL in Scotland, and what levels of support could be provided for the low-emissions bus industry.

Unite the union has reacted angrily to ADL's announcement it will be cutting a further 70 jobs from its Scottish operationUnite the union has reacted angrily to ADL's announcement it will be cutting a further 70 jobs from its Scottish operation
Unite the union has reacted angrily to ADL's announcement it will be cutting a further 70 jobs from its Scottish operation

Pat Rafferty, Unite Scottish secretary, said: “The prospect of Alexander Dennis further cutting its workforce by 70 jobs, in addition to the 200 announced a number of weeks ago, is staggering.

“We have worked day in and day out to ensure the company honours the agreed consultation processes with the workforce. The sole objective for all should be to maximise the efforts to save jobs and to financially support workers through redundancy.

“The lack of action by the UK Government is also disgraceful.”

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Unite is now demanding a number of strategic interventions by UK and Scottish governments to support the green manufacturing industry, including the UK Government immediately bringing forward the promised funding for 4000 low-emission buses through a £3 billion fund and the Scottish Government enacting the Just Transition Committee’s recommendation to rapidly roll-out spending of the £500 million committed to prioritise buses.