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• As Bill Gates hits 50 Amicus survey reveals ageism rife in IT

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Unite members “devastated” by Edwards proposal to offshore 220 jobs

13 January 2010

Unite members working at electronics manufacturer Edwards are “devastated” by the company's proposals to offshore 220 jobs.

Unite condemns Ericsson's factory closure in Nottingham

12 March 2008

Unite condemns Ericsson's factory closure in Nottingham

Unite reaction to Siemens announcement to cut jobs

26 February 2008

Unite reaction to Siemens announcement to cut jobs

Unite members vote for industrial action at Siemens

03 October 2007

Unite, the UK’s biggest trade union, has today announced an overwhelming vote for industrial action at Siemens over plans to close its’ final salary pension scheme.

Amicus gives notice of industrial action at Fujitsu

17 November 2006

Amicus gives notice of industrial action at Fujitsu More than 300 Amicus members working at Fujitsu, an IT services company, in Manchester are scheduled to begin industrial action on Monday (20th November) to defend their redundancy rights, union recognition and fight for better pay.

Amicus condemns attempted hedge fund plunder of former GEC Marconi pension scheme

04 August 2006

Amicus, the union representing the workforce of Telent, the remnants of the former Marconi company, has today reacted angrily to attempts by hedge fund companies to grab any part of the £490m pensions escrow account set up to protect existing Telent and former GEC pension scheme members.

Amicus says work permit scheme is damaging investment and employment in UK key sectors

31 July 2006

Amicus says it is concerned that the UK work permit system may be damaging skills investment and affecting the UK’s ability to compete in key industry sectors.

Statement on redundancies at UNISYS

25 July 2006

UNISYS is to make another 1,900 job cuts, bringing to 5,500 the total number of job losses announced in the past year. However the cutbacks, which represent 15% of the global workforce, are not falling uniformly in all countries where the company operates.

Amicus comment on the sale of Marconi

28 October 2005

The announcement that Marconi is to be bought by Ericsson marks a sad fall from grace of a once proud company.

As Bill Gates hits 50 Amicus survey reveals ageism rife in IT

28 October 2005

New research by Amicus reveals that age discrimination is a problem for both young and older IT workers and the union is calling on employers to start negotiations to tackle the issue a year before legislation is introduced.

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