Steel workers highlight their plight on the 4th plinth in London’s
Trafalgar Square
24th August 2009
WHEN: 3pm,
Wednesday, 26th August 2009
WHERE: Trafalgar
Square, London
Unite members and Corus workers from across Teesside will
highlight their plight by demonstrating on the 4th plinth in
Trafalgar Square on Wednesday (26th August) in their campaign to
safeguard the 150 year-old plant.
A delegation of placard waving Corus workers will surround the
plinth with the 'Save our Steel' banner. The workers will also be
carrying placards saying: 'Save our Steel' as part of the campaign
to save the north east’s Corus plant.
This is in response to news that 2,800 jobs and a further 1,000
jobs from companies supplying Corus are at risk since the
consortium of companies pulled the plug on their 10 year
contract.
Unite, a leading union at the plant, say the community in
Teesside will be devastated if the Corus plant was shut down, as
thousands of local families and businesses depend on this plant for
their livelihoods.
ENDS
For further information contact Bob Bolam on 07768 693948 or
Ashraf Choudhury in the Unite press office on 020 7420 8914 or
07980 224761.
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