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Over 50 elderly residents at risk as closure of well-loved Stoke care home branded “shocking and dangerous” by care workers union.

The announcement this week by care company HC One that they plan to permanently close Stoke’s Stadium Court care home has met with widespread condemnation from care unions, resident families and staff.

The care home on Greyhound Way currently employers around 80 local people and cares for upwards of 50 vulnerable and elderly residents.

GMB trade union has today called for pay justice for manufacturing members at BMI UK & Ireland.

BMI UK & Ireland, a major producer of roofing materials, faced calls from GMB after offering a real terms pay cut for workers across four sites across the Midlands region.

Workers across the four sites in Wigan, Van Dyke, Shawell and Bedworth, are now considering options in moving their campaign for fair pay forward after rejecting a derisory offer from company management.

GMB Union, representing workers across the civil and defence manufacturing sector, have today welcomed the news that Rolls-Royce will be launching their new nuclear engineering academy in the heart of Derby.

The academy will see over 200 students receive world class training in the specialist world of nuclear manufacturing when it opens later this year.

GMB is one of Britain’s largest trade unions in the nuclear industry, with thousands of members in the sector across the UK.

Ian Clarke, from GMB Rolls Royce, said: