Rail union RMT is vowing to fight planned job cuts at Network Rail contractor Carillion.
Union leaders have been presented with a consultation document from Carillion this week which indicates possible job cuts and redundancies.
The RMT is blaming the move on Network Rail’s cuts in its planned renewals programme for the rest of the current Control Period.
Formal consultation on the cuts plan starts on Friday.
Mick Cash RMT General Secretary said: “The Government and Network Rail have a duty to ensure that our railway is maintained and renewed to the modern and safe standard that the public and our economy needs and deserve.
“The announcement of cutbacks affecting Carillion and other infrastructure companies are a sure sign of cash and job cuts that will put at risk skilled jobs and also the modern, safe rail infrastructure we desperately need.
“RMT will not stand by and watch these jobs vanish and will campaign all the way politically and industrially to protect them.”
A Carillion spokesperson said: “We are in dialogue with Network Rail and the unions.”
from Construction Enquirer http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2017/05/25/carillion-plans-job-losses-as-rail-spending-cuts-bite/
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