500 Corus jobs to go in Scunthorpe - Morley
SCUNTHORPE MP Elliot Morley is claiming the town's steelworks faces the loss of up to 500 office and administration jobs.
However, Corus chiefs are still declining to make any official announcement.
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Scunthorpe MP Elliot Morley
In a statement released to the Scunthorpe Telegraph, Mr Morley described news of major job losses in the Corus Long Products Division as a major setback in the fight to protect jobs and ride out the global downturn in steel production
Mr Morley said: "I have spoken to the works director Sean Lyons and discussed the timescale and implications.
"I also pressed very hard that there should be every effort to avoid compulsory redundancies.
"I know that Mr Lyons has been working very hard with his management team and the unions to protect jobs and I know the pressures there are on the business at the moment.
"Nevertheless every job on the works is important and every loss is a blow to the town."
Mr Morley said he would:
* Continue to press Corus to try to minimise job losses and avoid compulsory redundancies
* Contact the Secretary of State for Business and Enterprise Lord Mandelson to ensure everything that could be done to help the steel industry is being done.
* Contact the Department of Work and Pensions to ensure the job centre is Scunthorpe had any additional resources they need to assist people look for other jobs
* Work with North Lincs Council to try to minimise the impact of job losses
* Continue to work with the Regional Development Agency and the council to attract new investment and new opportunities into the area.
* Ensure that government funded infrastructure projects were brought forward as soon as possible and our construction and manufacturing sectors are supported through this period.
Mr Morley said: "There are tentative sign of economic recovery but these are still fragile and there is always a lag in terms of the effect on unemployment.
"Corus have been trying to avoid large scale job losses. It is in their interest to do so as well as the workforce and I would urge them to continue to do that while the market has time to recover."
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by When's the trial?, Scunthorpe
Sunday, June 28 2009, 7:08AM
“Morley, we don't want your comments on this or any other issue.
You are discredited and a total embarrasment to the town.
Crawl back under your stone.”
by englander, scunthorpe
Thursday, June 25 2009, 8:29PM
“bet hes there for the free grub they all get,”
by brian, ashby
Thursday, June 25 2009, 8:17PM
“has he not been arrested yet, We would have been cells by now for mistakes like he has made.? just shows there is people above the law.”
by englander, scunthorpe
Thursday, June 25 2009, 8:14PM
“To late to start now Mr Morely , You should have been on it ages ago, not swanning off to globle warming meetings on some sunny beach first class hotel, Did not care about steel works then did we.”
by jayne berry, scunthorpe
Thursday, June 25 2009, 7:39PM
“How can a disgraced MP., who has been suspended from the Labour parliamentry party have any credibilty in this steel job losses. Trying to get some of his voters back”
by egbert, up a creek
Thursday, June 25 2009, 7:35PM
“Ok Scared & Skint sarcasm is easy,please give an answer to all problems facing modern life....”
by anthony, Scunthorpe
Thursday, June 25 2009, 6:28PM
“As an ex British Steel employee I can fully understand the feelings amongst the work force at this time.However I would not want a disgraced mp sticking his nose in just to try and gain some good publicity for once.”
by scared n skint, morleytania
Thursday, June 25 2009, 4:16PM
“Hey Rob, like me I bet you're glad we don't live in a third world republic where all the states money disappears into the pockets of the rulers and the banks don't steal all the money entrusted to it by the people. A republic where the major industries are owned by foreign powers and cut us off like ants at the slightest whim. A republic where there is no law on the streets and poverty and grime are ever present...phew thank god we live in scunny eh..
Doh!!!!!”
by rob, winterton
Thursday, June 25 2009, 1:05PM
“Im going to ask the Zimbabwe leaders how one should cope when our money becomes worthless and were all out of work, like they are.”
by me, on the trail
Thursday, June 25 2009, 12:41PM
“BREAKING NEWS
MORLEY IS REALLY GOD.
Straight up he told me himself.
He is going to save the call centre workers jobs.
Build houses on a flood plain.
He is going to save all our threatened steel workers.
Have not heard what he is going to do about the lads at LOR.
He will be as effective as a chocolate fire guard.
Take the hint Morley and get back to Scouseland.
By the way the last time I was in Livwepool it was so cold that it was the only time I saw a Scouser with his hands in his own pockets.”