Support the march and rally to save Bombardier
20 July 2011
When: Saturday 23 July 2011 at
10.00am
Where: Meet at Bass’
Recreation Ground (opposite Derby bus station), at the intersection
of A601 St Alkmund's Way and B6000 Station Approach, Derby and
march to the rally at Cathedral Green at the intersection of Full
Street and Amen Alley, Derby.
Thousands of people are expected to attend the march and rally
to save the UK's last train maker on Saturday 23 July following the
Tory-led government's decision to exclude Bombardier UK from a
contract to build new train carriages.
Unite, Britain's biggest union, is leading the march and rally
in Derby, the home of Bombardier which also has the highest
concentration of companies manufacturing train components in
Europe.
The event will involve high profile speakers to be announced
from the trade union movement, politicans and the media and is
expected to attract thousands of supporters who will urge the
Tory-led government to secure Bombardier's future. The workers,
along with their trade unions Unite, RMT, GMB and TSSA are
determined to reverse the government’s decision.
1,400 workers face redundancy and the future of Bombardier, the
UK's last train maker, is at risk. Unite is urging as many people
as possible to attend to call on the government to reverse its
decision to exclude Bombardier from a crucial contract to build new
carriages for the Thameslink project.
ENDS
For more information visit the Bombardier rally event page on the Unite
website or to arrange interviews for the day please call Ciaran
Naidoo on 07768 931 315
