Emergency talks to save steel jobs
EMERGENCY talks have been held by MPs and unions to thrash out an action plan to try and save jobs at the beleaguered Corus steelworks in Scunthorpe.
The meeting was held a day after Thursday's bombshell decision by Corus to axe further jobs in Scunthorpe - on top of the 500 announced last week.
At the meeting officials, which included council representatives and Scunthorpe MP Elliot Morley and Brigg and Goole MP Ian Cawsey, vowed to work together.
Mr Morley said:"I firmly believe Scunthorpe is well placed as a production site but we cannot ignore what is happening in steel markets internationally and we must do all we can working together to both protect jobs and promote the interest of the UK steel sector."
The implications of the global fall in steel demand, the current job losses in Scunthorpe, the proposed ballot that has now been withdrawn and future job implications was among the discussions.
Mr Cawsey said: "We have been working together with all the MP's who represent steel making but we must strengthen our partnership taking in local authorities, unions and the steel sector itself.'
The meeting looked at ways demand for steel could be encouraged and jobs protected and decided the best way forward was to strengthen lobbying for the industry.
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by stephen, teesside
Monday, July 06 2009, 10:02PM
“its alright writing about it ,we have to do it.
MARCH”
by derek, winterton
Monday, July 06 2009, 9:41PM
“back to public ownership now before its to late and ther is no steel works in the country”
by steve, teesside
Monday, July 06 2009, 9:04PM
“it s about time the people's voices were heard.Who wants to march on WESTMINSTER.”
by Bald Mikewin, Scunforpe
Monday, July 06 2009, 5:47PM
“97 job losses announced at the begining of the year.
500 job losses announced last week,
1000 less contractors on the works than 8 months ago,
The threat of more jobs to go,
Lying Lyons is worse than Black Bob Scholey was in the early 80s.”
by Oldie, Lysaghts
Monday, July 06 2009, 4:50PM
“It must be re-nationalised as in the Old Labour clause 4, but no 7% bonds to the former owners this time.”
by Tony Montana, LA
Monday, July 06 2009, 4:22PM
“Captain Hook and his nodding assistant Buster will sort the job out.”
by me, on the trail
Monday, July 06 2009, 2:52PM
“EMERGENCY talks have been held by MPs and unions to thrash out an action plan to try and save jobs at the beleaguered Corus steelworks in Scunthorpe.
Emergency talks should be taking between the members of the TUC . MPs SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR A DAY OR EVEN DAYS OF NATIONAL PROTEST IF NECESSARY. The support of the W.I. and any other groups should be enlisted.
Enough is enough. Lets put Britain back on the map as a decent society in which we can raise our children.
A mass march on Westminster should be organised and all those incompentent and criminal MP's brougt to justice.
Steel is our last vital industry that we have left in this country.
Kick TATA out before they ruin us completely.”
by james, scunny
Monday, July 06 2009, 2:11PM
“I can't believe that more action isn't being taken as this is quite obviously TATA winding corus down to asset strip.
Do you really think the likes of brown , morley and cawsey can or want to stop this? not a chance as they know they are not going to be in power for much longer so give a hint they are doing something in their last year while looking after their own backsides. We as a country are held to ransome by every other country going , the government have let it happen , and it ABSOLUTELY STINKS.”
by Wendy, scunthorpe
Monday, July 06 2009, 12:43PM
“god help the steel workers with these two muppets championing your cause.
morley apparently cant even read a bank statement!!”
by John, Scunny
Monday, July 06 2009, 10:16AM
“What Morley and Cawsey working together again??...Thought they'd already been doing that diddling the expences whilst buying property....Properly the only reason Morley is interested in Scunny ...he's worried the house prices will fall on his Winterton (State maintained) pile...then he may have to get a real job....Why are we letting him continue...oh i know why so he can get his £65k bonus and his £50k a year pension.....Just hope the works survive long enough for me to get mine??....Mind doen't seem to pay to be honest....after all i've only one home!!!”