BAE Systems to axe 1,100 jobs in Britain: unionsBritish defence equipment firm BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. will axe 1,100 jobs in Britain and close a key facility in northwestern England, trade unions said on Tuesday. The Confederation A union of states in which each member state retains some independent control over internal and external affairs. Thus, for international purposes, there are separate states, not just one state. of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (CSEU CSEU Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (UK) CSEU Coomera Special Education Unit (Gold Coast, Australia) ), which revealed the job cuts in a statement, added that a number of sites will be affected, while one facility in Woodford, Cheshire, will shut. "This is bitterly disappointing news for the staff and for the local communities which rely on these jobs," said CSEU General Secretary Hugh Scullion scul·lion n. A servant employed to do menial tasks in a kitchen. [Middle English sculyon, probably from Old French escouvillon, dishcloth, diminutive of escouve, in the statement. "This is particularly true in the case of the proposed closure of Woodford. The CSEU will work constructively with the company to keep redundancies to a minimum and ensure no compulsory redundancies. "The CSEU believe there is still an opportunity to extend production at the Woodford site." 
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