Harland and Wolff: GMB responds to administration announcement

GMB Union has responded to Harland and Wolff's administration announcement.

Matt Roberts, GMB National Officer, said: 

“Workers, their families and whole communities now face their lives being thrown into chaos due to chronic failures in industrial strategy and corporate mismanagement.  

“All the four Harland & Wolff yards are needed for our future sovereign capabilities in sectors like renewables and shipbuilding.  

“The Government must now act to ensure no private company is allowed to cherry pick what parts are retained, in terms of which yards or contracts they wish to save.  

"Leaving these vital yards - and the crucial FSS contract with all its promises for UK shipbuilding - to the mercy of the market is not good enough. The Government must provide support and oversight to get the market to the solution we need."