Date: Wednesday 1st July
Community Union, which represents the majority of workers at the threatened TCP steel plant, have made a significant break through with Corus and the consortium of off-takers in getting them back round the table to discuss commercial options that could save the plant.
General Secretary Michael J Leahy said:“It’s taken a lot of conversations between Community Union, the highest levels of Government, Tata, Corus and the Consortium but we finally have agreement that the two parties will sit down to try and find a solution that could save the future of Teesside steelmaking.
“We are pressing for Corus and the Consortium to set a date as soon as possible. We do not know if their meeting will be a party or a wake but the most important point is that all sides enter discussions mindful of the thousands of jobs and the community on Teesside that are depending on a deal.”
Date: Saturday 11th July
Date: Friday July 24th
The failure to come to an agreement between Corus – the UK Steel giant – and the Offtake Consortium is extremely disappointing says Community Union. The collapse of a 10 year agreement earlier in the year has put Teesside Cast Products at risk threatening 1,922 jobs and up to 10, 000 jobs within the Teesside community.
Community General Secretary Michael J. Leahy said: ‘Community is extremely disappointed that Corus and the Consortium have failed to come to an agreement leaving the workers in limbo. We believe that Corus should live up to their social and moral responsibility to Teesside and keep steel production at the works, which has been the heart of Iron and Steelmaking in Britain for over a hundred and fifty years.
We understand that Corus are seeking new partners and new contracts to ensure the survival of TCP. Community is calling on Corus to leave no stone unturned to guarantee the future not only for the thousands of affected workers, but also the local community.
Community will be seeking urgent meeting with Corus to assess the current and ongoing situation on Teesside’