Two solid national strikes took place in July. The Company have announced the closure of 27 factories which if they have their way will close by end of August, this year. Disabled workers are being made to pay the price for bankers greed, with their jobs.
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GMB Les Woodward: les.woodward@ntlworld.com 07977 436251.
Since 1946 Remploy has supported thousands of disabled people return to work, from ex-service personnel to people born with complex disabilities.
On 7 March 2012 the coalition government announced plans to close 36 of the 54 remaining Remploy sites with compulsory redundancies for 1,752 people
This is part of a letter received from a Remploy worker:
“This has got to be one of the worst decisions it borders on the bizarre. Does the Government really think cutting funding for these disabled workers is cost effective ?????
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