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Unite's reaction to job cuts at steel giant Tata's long products division

20 May 2011

Tata has today (20 May) announced 1,500 jobs cuts across its sites in Teesside and Scunthorpe.

Unite national officer Paul Reuter said: "This is a real blow for the region. Today's announcement highlights just how fragile our economy is and the coalition government should not be so quick to start talking about growth and recovery.

"Union representatives are currently working with Tata to mitigate the impact of the cuts. Unite has already demanded that there should be no compulsory redundancies and we believe that this should be possible to achieve.

"Tata has also announced that it intends to invest £400 million into the business. While the job cuts are very disappointing the investment is to be welcomed and Unite will be working to ensure the money benefits the workers."



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