Of Thousands Ofjobs for other programmes leaving the state. Our business correspondent, theo leggett, joins us now. As we heard, this is Notjust A grievance about rejecting a 25 pay rise, this is problem going back over 15 years, what is the history . We have seen in this vote which was absolutely emphatic, 96 of both pulled voted for the strike shows the depth of feeling between the workforce against management and how little trust there is between the workforce and bowing management. As you say, that does go back a long time because in past renegotiations of Contracts Bowing was in a strong position and it went into these negotiations threatening to remove production from the pacific Northwest Area and take it into other states. That went down very badly with Boeing Workers in the region who are to accept reduced terms and conditions including the removal of Pension Schemes and those resentments have remained. Over the past few years as well while boeing has been trying to mmp while
that amounts to more than a 10th of vodafone s global workforce, and will affect its firm s uk headquarters and other cities. the company had already outlined plans to cutjobs in germany and italy. ceo margherita della valle warned that vodafone s performance has not been good enough . let s speak now to karen egan, who is senior telecoms analyst at the research company enders analysis. thanks for being with us. let s come onto some of the performance issue in a second per first of all the jobs, 11,000 is about a tenth of the workforce, that is a lot of people to lose out of a business. it is workforce, that is a lot of people to lose out of a business. it is and particularly to lose out of a business. it is and particularly as to lose out of a business. it is and particularly as it to lose out of a business. it is and particularly as it comes to lose out of a business. it is and particularly as it comes on - to lose out of a business. it is and particularly as it co
good evening and welcome to bbc news. it s been a tough day that s how the chancellor began his speech to the party faithful at the conservative party conference this afternoon. it follows a dramatic u turn this morning when the government suddenly dropped its plan to scrap the 45p top rate of income tax. only yesterday, the prime minister had insisted the tax cut would stay except in scotland. but now kwasi kwarteng says criticism of the measure had become a huge distraction that had drowned out other measures announced in the government s so called mini budgetjust 10 days ago. his change of heart followed mounting opposition among tory mps to the tax cut. our political editor, chris mason, reports. first thing this morning, things are moving. and fast. the planned tax cut for the highest paid is being junked. the government has blinked. it was an ambitious plan, and we talked to lots of people up and down the country. i saw the reaction. we considered what to do w
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