Corus announce 2000 new job cuts today
Community Union described as ‘devastating’ today’s (Thursday) announcement of job cuts in Corus plants across the UK and said there was now a fight on for the future of British steelmaking.
Community Union General Secretary Michael J Leahy said:
“It’s devastating news for our members and their families in steel communities right across the UK. This is bad news on top of bad news – this brings the Corus job cuts for the year to around 4,500 and that’s without the threat to thousands of workers on Teesside and potentially more job cuts in the pipeline for Corus Strip UK. All this just adds to the misery for steelworkers. Corus need to decide if they really are trying to be fit for the future or just fit for the scrapheap.
“We have real concerns for the integrity of the British steel industry – we fear its further erosion could fundamentally undermine UK manufacturing. The Government must also take action before it’s too late. Community Union will be doing all it can in the coming days and weeks to minimise the job losses, oppose hard redundancies and fight for the future of British steelmaking.”