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GMB urges government to protect Clyde shipbuilding
Last remaining shipyard goes bust
SHIPYARD workers’ union GMB Scotland called on the government yesterday to act over the future of the last remaining commercial Clyde shipyard following news it went bust with the loss of 70 jobs.
Workers at the Ferguson yard in Port Glasgow turned up yesterday morning only to be told the business was in administration.
A total of 70 workers were made redundant with immediate effect, while seven were asked to complete remaining contracts.
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