The trade implications. Scotlands only Oil Refinery is to close with a cost of 400 jobs the Unite Union calls it an act of industrial vandalism. And Credit Crunch why are so many Women Led bUsinesses cancelling Expansion Plans because they are unable to access finance . Well speak to one big bank trying to address that. Live from london, this is bUsiness today. Im mark lobel. The Aircraft Maker Boeing is awaiting news from its workforce on whether its accepted a four Year Pay Deal which could lead to a walkout of up to 33,000 workers. The deal 25 over four years has been backed by the workers iam union, but many employees are not happy with the terms. A result s expected very shortly and could lead to Strike Action in the coming hours. That would affect production of the companys 737 and 737 max aircraft. Heres our North America BUsiness correspondent ritika gupta. Breaking news on the subject. Boeing workers have voted to strike after rejecting a Pay Offer backed by their own union. T
fact that nissan and its partners are tripling their investment in the uk to £3 billion. this is our largest car plant. its future is safeguarded, protecting thousands of jobs, and also transitioning to new electric vehicles. it is a huge vote of confidence in the uk and it is great in advance of the global investment summit we are hosting what will be hosting over 200 business and investment litters all around the world, all of whom will be talking about committing to the uk because it is a fantastic place to do business. they are protecting and creating jobs across the supply chain, so it is good news. professor david bailey is from university of birmingham. it isa it is a huge vote of confidence in the sunderland plants. and many more thousands in the supply chain. nissan had said previously it would make electric vehicles, but haven t said which ones, so we now know what they will be. the cash chi and the duke are good selling cars. cash cow are regularly in the top ten.
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Wabtec were given a free hand while Unite and the RMT sat on opposition. Strike action occurred only after the company boasted how far down the road it was with its agenda.