Support for steel petition grows
SUPPORT is fast growing for a petition calling on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to put the UK-based Corus steel operations under state control.
By last night almost 1,300 people had signed the online petition to Number Ten which was only launched last week.
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The flood of signatures follows Thursday's bombshell decision by Corus to axe further jobs in Scunthorpe - on top of the 500 announced last week.
In Westminster, Scunthorpe MP Elliot Morley has called for an early re-assembly of the Steel MPs All-Parliamentary Group to discuss unconfirmed reports that as many as 360 jobs could go in his constituency under the latest job cull by Corus.
Mr Morley added: "I am also seeking an update from the Business Secretary Lord Mandelsen over the state of the UK steel industry and what is being done to offer support."
A Corus spokeswoman dismissed the 360-job loss figure as 'speculation'.
She added: "We have yet to set a date for the meeting with the trade unions so they can hear our proposals."
The crunch meeting follows the decision of the unions to scrap a ballot among their 3,500 members in Scunthorpe over whether to back plans by Corus to save £72-million by next March.
The company has made it clear more jobs would have to go in the town if the plan is not backed.
But the unions claimed Corus had reneged on a national framework agreement last week by announcing the 500 job losses without prior consultation.
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by jayne berry, scunthorpe
Monday, July 06 2009, 8:03AM
“Sadly "me,on the trail" Morley is NOT an EX MP., as you state, mores the pity, he is still in the house but he is not part of the parliamently Labour Group he is still getting paid.”
by rebelwithacause, scun
Sunday, July 05 2009, 11:47PM
“Latest from the roomer mill.
Lyons & Driscal got the push.”
by KM, Scunny
Sunday, July 05 2009, 12:46PM
“Nationalise the lot, plan the economy, jobs & homes for all.”
by thoades, scunnt
Sunday, July 05 2009, 12:11AM
“The sad thing Me on The Rail is that the local labour party still supports this scum
www elliot must go dot com -
get in touch”
by Me, My gaff
Saturday, July 04 2009, 8:06PM
“Such fluent english Mr J”
by andy jarman, scunthorpe
Saturday, July 04 2009, 6:21PM
“me personally dont agree with petitions,they never change anything.as for tata /corus we are being treat like idiots.all we want is a fair pay for what we do.our bounuses should be paid as agreed.next one due in julys pay.its not ouf fault that corus cannott sell it we just make it.and we should be payed whats due..aj”
by me, on the trail
Saturday, July 04 2009, 2:49PM
“FORGET PETITIONS THE WHOLE COUNTRY SHOULD MARCH ON WESTMINSTER.
WHAT COULD THEY DO THEN ? SEND IN THE MOUNTED POLICE , ARMY SPECIAL UNITS DO YOU THINK THESE UP HOLDERS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT ARE GOING TO ATTACK THEIR OWN MOTHERS
, FATHERS, GRANDPARENTS. LETS SHOW THE WORLD WHAT THE BRITISH PUBLIC CAN DO WHEN UNITED IN A JUST CAUSE.
REMEMBER THE CHINESE DEMOS IN THIANAMIN SQUARE, IDO NOT THINK OUR ARMOURED DIVISIONS WOULD ACT THE SAME AND CRUSH THE PEACEFULL DEMONSTRATORS UNDER THEIR TANKS. NOT TOO SURE ABOUT THE POLICE HOWEVER REMEMBERING THE TRAFALGAR CALVARY CHARGE AGAINST THE POLL TAX PROTESTERS.
REMEMBER BRITAIN HAS A PUBLIC IMAGE TO PROTECT AND PROJECT TO THE WORLD. WHAT A JOKE.
THE COUNTRY IS ON ITS KNEES ,LOST AND WITHOUT ANY FORM OF LEADERSHIP.
DAMAGE LIMITATION IS THE BUZZ WORD AT WESTMINSTER THESE DAYS.
GRAB WHAT YOU CAN WE HAVE BEEN RUMBLEDARE THE CRIES ECHOING THRO' THE CORRIDORS OF POWER”
by slippery sid, winchester club
Saturday, July 04 2009, 2:04PM
“anyway its no good sending the petition to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown....we all know its Lord Baron from Hartlepool Mandelson who's running the country....he don't care what happens”
by slippery sid, winchester club
Saturday, July 04 2009, 2:00PM
“before anything comes of this petition the indians will have creamed off the best parts of the works back to india...they'll be speeding the process up now...”
by RICHARD, Teesside
Saturday, July 04 2009, 1:20PM
“Think I will keep quiet. Sorry guys. The petition is now upto 1400. They are still talking of nationalising the rail so why not the steel industry.
Take care brothers in Scunny.”