Leonardo Workers Reject Latest Pay Offer, Strike Continues Across UK Tuesday, November 11, 2025 leonardo strike pay unite defence yeovil inflation industrialaction aerospace negotiations Workers at Leonardo, a major defence and aerospace company with a key site in Yeovil, Somerset, have rejected the firm’s latest pay offer, prompting ongoing strike action, the union Unite announced today (Tuesday, November … Read More
Leonardo Strike Dates Announced Amid Ongoing Pay Dispute Sunday, October 26, 2025 leonardo unite strike paydispute aerospace defence workers negotiation industrialaction uk Workers at Leonardo UK, a prominent defence and aerospace manufacturer, are preparing to strike in November in a pay dispute that has escalated after the company declined to improve its wage offer. Represented by Unite, more … Read More
Nearly 3,000 Leonardo Workers Threaten Autumn Strike Over Pay Dispute Thursday, October 9, 2025 leonardo strike unite paydispute defence yeovil negotiations aerospace workers union Nearly 3,000 workers at Leonardo, a major defence contractor with significant operations in Yeovil, are poised to strike this autumn unless the company returns to the negotiating table with a better pay offer. The dispute … Read More
Plans for 'Flying Taxis' to Take Off by 2028 Sunday, September 28, 2025 evtol aviation verticalaerospace flyingtaxi electricflight vx4 batteryproduction urbanairmobility aerospace innovation Vertical Aerospace, a Bristol-based company developing all-electric flying taxis, is targeting commercial operations by 2028—provided it secures $700 million in funding. The firm plans to build a new factory at Cotswold … Read More
Leonardo Workers Consider Strike Amid Pay Dispute Friday, September 19, 2025 leonardo strike paydispute unite aerospace defence yeovil workers negotiations economy Nearly 3,000 employees of defence contractor Leonardo from sites across the UK—including Yeovil, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Luton, and Basildon—are set to vote on potential industrial action due to a pay dispute. The Unite union … Read More
20,000 Avon Pension Fund Members Consulted on Multi-Million Pound Arms Investment Tuesday, September 9, 2025 pensions avon investment arms defence aerospace divestment survey bristol ethics The Avon Pension Fund is consulting 20,000 randomly selected members to decide whether to continue its £18 million investment in the defence and aerospace sector. The £6 billion fund, which manages pensions for around 100,000 … Read More