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Save Remploy Factories – No Factory Closures

Posted on Wednesday, February 21, 2007

GMB members will demonstrate in Sheffield Centre to show their opposition to Remploy’s plans for disabled workers factory closures across the country.

Disabled Remploy workers will march through Sheffield City Centre and hold a rally at Sheffield Town Hall on Saturday 24th February from 10.00am.   This will be the latest in a series of Nation wide demonstrations by the GMB and the joint trade union Remploy Consortium to stop the closure of 83 Remploy factories and the redundancies of the disabled workers.

The march will assemble at:

10.00AM on

SATURDAY 24TH FEBRUARY 2007

at

THE PEACEGARDENS

SHEFFIELD

(MOVE OFF AT 10:30AM)

At the end of the march there will be a rally in the Town Hall.

 

PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Phil Davies, GMB National Secretary/Remploy Consortium Secretary

Jennie Formby, T&G National Secretary/Remploy Consortium Chair

Les Woodward, GMB National Convenor

Speaker from Amicus: To be confirmed

Local MPs have been invited to speak: To be confirmed

-Ends-

Contact: Les Woodward, GMB Remploy Convenor and Remploy TU Consortium on 07977 436251, Phil Davies, GMB National Secretary on 07850 966465 or GMB Press Office: Steve Pryle on 07921 289880.

Notes to Editors:


   1. Remploy factories subject to review: Aintree; Aberdeen Aberdare; Abertillery; Acton;  Ashington; Barking; Barrow; Barnsley, Birkenhead; Birmingham; Blackburn; Brixton; Croespenmaen; Bolton; Bradford; Bridgend; Bristol; Brynamman; Burnley; Chesterfield; Cleator Moor; Clydebank; Coventry; Cowdenbeath;  Derby; Dundee; Edinburgh; Gateshead; Hartlepool; Halifax; Hillington; Holloway; Hull; Huddersfield; Hull; Jarrow; Lanarkshire; LeatherheadLeeds; Leven;  Leicester; Lydney; Manchester (Wythenshawe); Mansfield; Medway; Merthyr; Newcastle upon Tyne;Neath; ; Newcastle under Lyme; North Staffs ;  Norwich, Oldham; Penzance; Plymouth; Pinxton; Poole, Portsmouth; Pontefract; Porth; Preston; Radcliffe; Redruth; St. Helens; Sheffield, Southend, Southampton; Spennymoor, Springburn; Stirling; Stockport, Stockton.; Swansea; Sunderland; Treforest; Wigan; Worksop; Wisbech; Woolwich;Wrexham; York; Ystradgynlais.

   2. The trades unions in Remploy are GMB, TGWU, Amicus GPMU Section, and Community.

   3. The GMB Remploy Members Website can be found at http://www.gmbremploy.unionweb.co.uk/