Yorkshire jobs threat: Unions demand reassurances follow the collapse of Carillion
Yorkshire workers await news as Carillion collapses into liquidation after crunch talks failOfficials from several unions representing workers on the railways, construction sites, prisons, hospitals and schools are seeking information from the company and ministers.
Rail, Maritime and Transport union General Secretary Mick Cash said: "This is disastrous news for the workforce and disastrous news for transport and public services in Britain.
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Hide Ad"We have been warning since Thursday night that we thought the collapse of the company was imminent.
"The blame for this lies squarely with the Government who are obsessed with out-sourcing key works to these high risk, private enterprises.