Keeping Britain;s truckers safe - launch of major campaign for safe UK truckstops and the UK's first ever survey of truck stop facilities

9 February 2009

FEBRUARY 13, 2009
Where: Moto Restaurant, Lymm Services, Cliffe Lane, Lymm, Cheshire WA13 0SP
M6 & M56: Junction20/9
When: Friday, February 13th, 2009
Time: From 8.00 a.m until 1pm.

Professional lorry driver members of the UK's biggest union, Unite, will help launch a new hotline seeking to gather information on the state of truckstops across Britain.

Unite is campaigning for secure parking and overnight accommodation to help stop the motorway pirates who prey on the haulage industry.

Available for interview: Len McCluskey, assistant general secretary, Unite – the union, and truck drivers.

The big inducement: A free cup of tea!

ENDS

For further information, please contact Pauline Doyle on 07976 832 861 or Karen Viquerat on 07768 931 316