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The Cowes and East Cowes Branch Labour Party say the crews and support staff have had a very difficult job to do and faced great criticism over a situation which is not of their making.
GKN Aerospace
GKN operates in 17 countries across Europe, employing around 28,000 people in more than 60 manufacturing facilities.
A British business originally established in 1759, the UK remains home to their global headquarters.
The Aerospace division has a site in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
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GKN, based in East Cowes, picked up a Silver Health and Safety Award for achieving the most impressive or innovative improvement in the health and safety culture of the workplace.
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GKN produce and supply winglets to aircraft manufacturers, Bombardier and Boeing. So will the current trade row have an impact on jobs here? OnTheWight seeks to find out.
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The Countess of Wessex will be visiting a variety of venues next week when she travels to the Isle of Wight.
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Last week Cllr Ian Ward claimed that Isle of Wight council had received only eight complaints about the Floating Bridge shambles. Today 400 hand-signed complaints have been sent the Local Government Ombudsman.
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Engineers at GKN Aerospace in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight have played a pivotal part in providing one of the key elements of the new Boeing 737 Max, leading to an estimated £400,000 fuel efficiency saving per plane, per year.
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There's some really positive news today on help to prepare Isle of Wight students for work in the fast-growing world of Composite materials.
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GKN declined to comment about the blaze that took firefighters almost an hour to put out this morning.
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Bob Blocksidge says the reason given by management for pursuing the change in working conditions is to reduce cost and to maximise efficiency, despite a £139m trading profit.
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We're told that hours are to increase whilst hourly rate reduces.
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Five employees left with permanent nerve damage after company ignores regulations introduced in 2006.
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Company selects Wessex Cancer Trust as chosen charity for 2013
