Potential Labor Strike Poses Significant Risk for Leonardo’s UK Operations

Italian aerospace and defense conglomerate Leonardo faces mounting operational uncertainty as approximately 3,000 of its UK-based employees prepare to vote on potential strike action. The industrial dispute, stemming from a rejected pay offer, threatens to disrupt production at five critical manufacturing sites across Britain, presenting substantial risks to the company’s supply chain and financial performance.

The labor union Unite has confirmed that workers at all major Leonardo facilities in the UK will participate in the strike ballot. The potentially affected locations represent core components of the company’s international operations:

• Yeovil – Primary helicopter manufacturing center
• Edinburgh – Defense electronics production
• Newcastle – Advanced systems manufacturing
• Luton – Aerospace components facility
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