Unite's reaction to further Corus job cuts
9th July 2009
Unite national officer for the steel industry, Terry Pye, said:
“We will be seeking urgent discussions with Corus on this latest
announcement of a further 366 job cuts at its Scunthorpe site.
Unite's priority is to minimise redundancies. We will not accept
any compulsory redundancies and will be doing everything possible
to support our members.
“However, we cannot keep moving from crisis to crisis and it is
time for the government to step-up and act. Unless there is action
from the government to support British manufacturing it will
deprive Britain of the skills we will depend on to compete in the
world economy when we come out of this recession.”
ENDS
For further information contact Terry Pye on 07768 931280 or
Ashraf Choudhury in the Unite press office on 020 7420 8914 or
07980 224761.
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