Union secures deal to save almost 600 jobs at Rolls-royce facility

Almost 600 jobs have been saved at Rollsroyce’s Scottish site.

Union Unite secured a five-year agreement that saves 575 roles at the firm’s Inchinnan plant in Renfrewshire. The site produces turbine blades and aerofoils.

The agreement also covers 85 jobs at Ansty, Coventry, where engine fan cases are made.

The signing of the memorandum of understandings (MOU) for the Inchinnan and Ansty sites comes just weeks after Unite struck a deal with Rolls-royce’s management to secure the future of the company’s Barnoldswick operations, saving an additional 350 jobs.

As well as safeguarding Rolls-royce’s Scottish jobs, the Mous for Inchinnan and Ansty state that Unite and Rolls-royce will work together to bring new work to the sites, including that related to addressing climate change and developing green technologies.

Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner said: “The agreements safeguarding more than 650 jobs in Inchinnan and Ansty are testament to the hard work of our members at both sites who, alongside our fantastic team of shop stewards and officers, were determined to secure a bright future for their workplaces and communities.

“Companies like Rollsroyce have the potential to drive a jobs recovery as they produce the green tech needed to meet our zero carbon targets, while cementing the UK’S position as the envy of the manufacturing world.

“Our sector is key to meeting the immense challenges ahead.”

Rolls-royce engineers inspect a Trent 1000 engine.