January 25th, 2016

Our Finance sector colleagues in L&G have recently voted to take industrial action to save the closure of their Kingswood, site in Surrey.  67% of members voted in favour of taking Industrial Action short of a strike.

The dispute follows L&G’s decision to threaten 1,550 jobs by closing the profitable Kingswood site in 2017, citing potential cost savings. Unite has been campaigning since September to keep the site open and in response L&G have postponed the closure of Kingswood until 2018 and have offered some staff the option of relocation to sites across the country.

Unite Regional Officer Ian Methven, said:

“Unite is calling on Legal & General to work with Unite to explore all options that can keep Kingswood open. Closing the site will not only cost 1,550 people their jobs, it will devastate the surrounding community. We are grateful to the local businesses and politicians who are supporting our campaign to defend Kingswood and all the jobs that rely on it.”

L&G reps have also created a petition that will be sent to the L&G Board asking for the closure plans to be scrapped.  The Senior Rep at L&G, Pam Edwards has asked Unite members and L&G customers to sign the petition as an act of solidarity with their members taking action to save their jobs and the Kingswood site.

Steve O’Donnell, Senior Rep at Prudential is asking Prudential colleagues to show support for our colleagues in L&G and sign the petition which is below.

http://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/legal-general-save-the-kingswood-office-1

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