 Unions say passenger numbers are rising at both airports |
Union leaders and management are meeting over plans to cut maintenance jobs at two UK airports. Danish-owned FLS Aerospace is cutting 272 jobs at Stansted Airport in Essex and 149 jobs at Manchester Airport.
It claimed it did not need this number of staff.
But John Street of the Transport and General Workers' Union (T&G) said passenger numbers are going up.
Mr Street said: "When passenger numbers are growing and there are plans to expand both Stansted and Manchester airports we find it hard to accept why the company is planning to cut back."
The union is accusing the company of "boardroom desperation."
The T&G and other unions are meeting with management in Leicester.
Mr. Street is to meet MPs representing the local Stansted and Manchester constituencies affected later this week and there are plans for the UK trade unions to meet their counterparts in Dublin.
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