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BBC News
02-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Alexander Dennis extends deadline to save under-threat bus jobs
The bus builder Alexander Dennis (ADL) is to allow more time for efforts to save the jobs of workers in Falkirk and Larbert.A consultation on its plans to end manufacturing in Scotland, which would result in the loss of 400 jobs, will now run for an extra means the new deadline is 15 the Scottish government said officials had met the company to discuss the possibility of a furlough scheme. Alexander Dennis last month announced plans to stop manufacturing in central Scotland. Instead it is proposing to centralise bus building in union Unite had called on the company to extend the mandatory consultation period to allow more time to try to save the Scottish Thomson, the union's Scottish secretary, welcomed the said: "Unite was pushing hard for this extension because it buys more time for proposals to be brought forward which can help secure immediate and long-term orders. "We continue to work with Alexander Dennis and the Scottish government to explore viable options which can retain the skilled workforce at Falkirk and Larbert, including the use of a time-limited furlough scheme supported by government."Staff are currently on a two-week annual break linked to the local holiday in Scottish government said efforts to try to find a solution would continue. Furlough talks In a letter to Holyrood's Economy and Fair Work Committee, Finance Secretary Shona Robison mentioned a time-limited furlough scheme. The aim would be to avoid redundancies before work on new orders confirmed officials had met ADL to discuss a potential company furlough given the green light it would be the business' offer to its employees to prevent compulsory redundancies among the manufacturing scheme would be administered by the said: "We are in discussions with ADL on the potential for the government to support the company's scheme for a defined period."Robison said officials from both the Scottish and UK governments were continuing to meet regularly to discuss the situation. Last week the firm's managing director, Paul Davies, told a Holyrood committee it would need to win orders for at least 70 new buses this year before it could keep its Scottish sites Davies said the company would then need to win 300 additional orders next he warned this alone might not be enough to keep the Falkirk and Larbert operations Scarborough operation has the capacity to produce around 1,200 buses a Davies was asked what it would take to keep production in told the committee the issue was demand and that the company did not have sufficient volume in the order book to sustain two manufacturing sites in the was then asked if the company could give an absolute commitment to keep Falkirk and Larbert open if it secured a sufficient number of new Davies could not give this and said there were wider implications for the company to consider. The extension to the consultation period provides a little breathing space and adds to the possibility the jobs will be it is far too early for anyone fighting to save the jobs to solution will be complex. It is likely to involve the company, unions and both the Scottish and UK particular Alexander Dennis will need to see a pipeline of work big enough to justify both the Scottish and Scarborough operations.A furlough scheme only becomes a realistic proposition if it might bridge a short gap - perhaps three months - until work on new orders begins. Any such scheme would not be designed to run indefinitely.
Forbes
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
R. Kelly Claims Prison Staff Are Trying To Kill Him—Asks Trump For Pardon
Lawyers representing R. Kelly, the disgraced R&B singer serving decades in prison for racketeering and child sex crimes, have made multiple allegations in recent days that prison staff are attempting to kill him, which prosecutors slammed as 'fanciful' and 'deeply unserious,' as the singer pleads President Donald Trump for a pardon. Singer R. Kelly's lawyers have alleged prison staff have tried to kill him. (Erin Hooley/Chicago ... More Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) R. Kelly's lawyers claimed in a court filing Monday staff at his North Carolina federal prison had given the singer an excessive amount of his medication that caused him to overdose and 'could have killed him,' pleading the court to allow him temporary furlough to home detention. Kelly's lawyers called the alleged overdose a 'plot to take Mr. Kelly's life,' also claiming prison staff ignored blood clots Kelly had complained about in his leg, alleging they refused to let doctors perform surgery on him after they discovered the clots during his hospitalization for the overdose. Kelly alleged earlier this month in a filing requesting temporary furlough that a fellow inmate, Mikeal Glenn Stine, who is a leader of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood group, told the singer prison staff had enlisted him to kill Kelly. Kelly's lawyers alleged prison staff told Stine, who is terminally ill, he would be charged for Kelly's murder and that the evidence would be mishandled so he would not be convicted, but Stine had a change of heart and instead told Kelly about the alleged plot. Beau B. Brindley, Kelly's lawyer, has told multiple media outlets he reached out to President Donald Trump's office to seek a pardon, telling USA TODAY Trump is the 'only person with the courage and the power to fight corruption in the prosecution of public figures and stomp it out.' Prosecutors slammed Kelly's murder plot claims as 'deeply unserious' and 'fanciful,' with assistant U.S. attorney Jason Julien arguing Monday 'no court has the ability to enter an order freeing Kelly's victims from the prison that Kelly put them in' and that allowing inmates to seek release for fear of harm would be a slippery slope. A judge is set to rule on Kelly's motion for temporary furlough at a hearing on Friday, according to court documents. Should Kelly's appeal to Trump for a pardon succeed, he would be the latest in a series of singers and celebrities to be pardoned by the president. Trump most recently pardoned reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley in May, three years after they were convicted for fraud and tax evasion, with Trump arguing they were 'prosecuted because they were celebrities.' Also last month, Trump pardoned rapper NBA YoungBoy, who was previously sentenced to prison on weapons charges. Rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black were among Trump's last-minute pardons before leaving his first term in office four years ago. Todd Chrisley walked free from prison in May after Trump pardoned him. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Trump pardoned Lil Wayne in 2021. (Photo by) Other celebrities have appealed to Trump for pardons, including 'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic, who was convicted for plotting the murder of Carole Baskin in 2019. Some have speculated whether Trump will pardon Sean 'Diddy' Combs amid his sex trafficking and racketeering trial. Trump, in response to a reporter's question last month, said he would 'look at the facts' and said he hasn't spoken to Combs in years since he entered politics. Kelly, 58, was convicted in New York federal court in 2021 of sex trafficking and racketeering charges as prosecutors alleged he ran a scheme to recruit underage girls for sex, and he was sentenced the following year to three decades in prison. In 2023, Kelly was sentenced by a Chicago court to 20 years in prison, to be served at the same time as his New York sentence, after a jury found him guilty of child sex crimes related to his sexual abuse of his 14-year-old goddaughter. Kelly's convictions followed decades of allegations of sexual abuse, with some alleged incidents involving minors. He was previously acquitted of child pornography charges in 2008, and his allegations received renewed attention in 2019 with the release of the 'Surviving R. Kelly' documentary. R. Kelly's lawyer seeks Trump pardon, claims singer 'fears that he might be killed' (USA TODAY) R. Kelly Is Convicted of All Counts After Decades of Accusations of Abuse (New York Times)
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Spirit AeroSystems plans furloughs at Kansas facility
This story was originally published on Manufacturing Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Manufacturing Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: Spirit AeroSystems's first quarter net revenue dropped 11% year over year to $1.5 billion, primarily due to lower production activity on most Boeing programs, according to a May 1 earnings release. The plane component manufacturer's work on Boeing 737 aircraft was particularly impacted by the lower production levels — which is a major focus at its Wichita, Kansas, facility — due to increased costs and schedule changes implemented by the aircraft company, according to a securities filing. Following these developments, Spirit AeroSystems is furloughing between 250 and 350 employees for one month at its fuselage plant in Wichita, starting in mid-May, a spokesperson said in an email. Dive Insight: Spirit AeroSystems' Q1 deliveries increased 40% YoY, up to 429 units, according to the fuselage supplier's securities filing. The deliveries include 48 business and regional jets, as well as 145 Boeing and 236 Airbus aircraft. Deliveries for the 737 rose 189% YoY as Boeing increased production levels after it implemented extra precautions in fuselage production at the Wichita facility last year. The upcoming Wichita furloughs follow the company's previous temporary layoff announcement in October 2024, which furloughed 700 workers for 21 days. The action was driven by Boeing's 53-day workers' strike, which led to production disruptions. Spirit AeroSystems' quarterly net loss slightly improved to $613 million. The loss was partially alleviated by higher production activity on Boeing competitor Airbus' aircraft, Spirit AeroSystems' second largest customer. The fuselage supplier has been raising the flag on its finances over the past year, as it reported a $2.14 billion net loss last year, primarily due to production and delivery changes implemented by Boeing. The alarm led to cash and credit advances from its two largest customers, Boeing and Airbus, in an effort to continue operations. Spirit AeroSystems also finalized its $165 million sale of former subsidiary Fiber Materials Inc. to specialty textile manufacturer Tex-Tech in January. Deliveries for Spirit AeroSystems ' two largest customers jumped 46% YoY Spirit AeroSystems' deliveries for Boeing and Airbus in Q1 This embedded content is not available in your region. Still, Spirit AeroSystems has been assessing additional strategies that could improve funds and as of May 1, the company said it had developed a plan to improve liquidity, according to a recent securities filing.
