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Armed forces’ cuts could have knock-on affect for 2,500 support staff, warns Unite

17 January 2012

The latest cuts to the armed forces could threaten up to 2,500 support staff in the future, Unite, the largest union in the country, warned today.

Unite fears that the cuts of more than 4,000 frontline jobs announced today could lead to compulsory redundancies amongst industrial civil servants – drivers, vehicle fitters, electricians, plumbers and stores’ staff – in the future

Unite national officer for the Ministry of Defence, Mike McCartney said: ‘It is clear that the cutbacks to frontline staff will have a detrimental affect on the industrial civil servants that provide vital back-up and support to our frontline men and women.’

‘We estimate that it could affect up to 2,500 such jobs, although it is difficult to give a timeline. We also expect to see an increase in outsourcing and privatisation of such services to private firms.’

‘Unite will campaign very hard against any potential job cuts to the industrial civil servant staff and fight against the outsourcing of such jobs which, we believe, will lead to a deterioration of service delivery to the Ministry of Defence, and a lessening of the pay, and terms and conditions of the workforce.’

More than 4,000 members of the army, the Royal Navy and RAF are set to lose their jobs in this second round of job losses.



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