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Hundreds of workers took to the streets of Telford today to protest at Government proposals to cut jobs, compensation and pensions.
Workers at the MoD base in Donnington took part in this afternoon’s march from the MoD base to Cordingley Hall in Donnington.
Len McCluskey, assistant general secretary of union Unite, said: “I have come here to the demonstration today to show my support for our members faced with these threats and cuts which could destroy families and communities.
“They are not needed and I am going to stand shoulder to shoulder with them.
“We are not prepared to allow this to happen.
“Workers are very angry because they are faced with pay freezes and attacks on their pensions and redundancies.
“It is an absolute outrage and this will destroy places like Donnington. Workers are angry to the point of industrial action.”
Chris Cadman, Unite representative at the base in Donnington, added: “I hope the Government will listen because we are fed up and we will follow this with a national campaign.
“It is only a matter of time before the Government wakes up and realises we could be facing another winter of discontent.”
Two more rallies involving hundreds of protesters were also due take place in Telford today.
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Doesnt it take about 5 mins to walk from the MOD base to Cordingley Hall?
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I’m a civil servant and a member of one of these unions. My advise stop whinging and move on the private sector has suffered in the last couple of years what makes civil servants so special and think they are imune to job cuts. No wonder we have such a low esteem with joe public.
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Fantastic march. Well represented and organised. The government need to realise that these cuts are too quick and too much. Losing jobs like these will mean a start to a double-dip recession. People and their jobs are so important!
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And yet when the Labour government was planning similar cuts, there was silence in the run up to the election. Has Unite found its voice, now? A bit late, wouldn’t you say?
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This lot obviously beleive that they live in some sort of protective bubble.
Life’s tough – Welcome to the real world folks!
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I’m in the armed forces, weve got a pay freeze for 2 years and are looking at crippling cuts next month… So the MoD workers can take their share of the cuts: if anything we should close places like Donnington and consolidate nearer Southampton (marchwood).
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