Updated – Staythorpe Power Station Jobs – Not for Local Workers!!!
So the story has hit the media with a bang today! See below for some links to the stories. It was good to see David Smeeton from Unite being interviewed on East Midlands Today (you can see the clip on the BBC website). David is the local rep and has been trying to get people to take this matter seriously for some time now.
At the moment we really need to fight to change the minds of Alstom and their contractors. We certainly can’t believe them when they say they are trying to recruit local workers; the evidence that Unite holds clearly shows Alstom and their contractors to be economical with the truth at the very least.
If our local MP Patrick Mercer is not still embarrassed by the ease with which he was duped by his friends in big business he should now stand up and fight for the people of his constituency – before it is too late!!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/7685894.stm
http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=240583
Patrick Mercer, will hopefully fulfil his plan to meet company bosses to raise concerns about the use of migrant labour. The vast majority of those jobs should be going to local people but I’m afraid Mr Mercer will accept more worthless reassurance to the detriment of local workers. I hope I’m mistaken in that belief and that he will warn company bosses if local people are cold-shouldered he will fight them and hound then relentlessly.
For years he represented the armed forces, let him now with all vigour, do likewise for local people and if his resolve should prove to be weak then let democracy stand ready to serve us.
The Newark MP already received his marching orders, let him be careful, not to receive the Order of the Boot.
We wish him good luck and abundance of determination in his meeting with company bosses, give then hell.