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Unite say "good result for JLR and car industry"

Unite's national officer Roger Maddison said the JLR pay deal is a good result for the workers.

"This is a very good result for JLR in particular and the car industry in general. We can now move forward to reinforce the renaissance in British car production.

"The deal is nothing less than the workforce deserve as they have contributed greatly to the nearly £3 billion profit made by JLR over the last three years."

– Unite National Officer Roger Maddison

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Four new models could be built at Jaguar, Castle Bromwich

by Mark Gough

ITV has learned that as many as four new models may come to Jaguar's Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham.

Today the company announced it was taking on 1,100 new people to build the XF Sportbrake - a new estate car.

But Tim Parker, from the union Unite, said four models could be built at the factory over the next five years.

Unite calls for people in Birmingham to protest against privatisation of West Midlands Police Force

The union Unite has called for people in Birmingham to sign a petition to protest against the privatisation of West Midlands Police Force.

Unite fears that contracting police work out to the private sector will compromise response times.

The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police says if the move does go ahead it could be cost-effective and free up more officers for front-line duties.

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