Immediate Release

Attention: News desk, Industrial and Political Correspondents

GMB PLEDGES TO STEP UP FIGHT AGAINST EXPORT OF JOBS AT NATIONAL GRID AS COMPANY CONFIRM OVER 300 JOB LOSSES AT NEWCASTLE, WARWICK AND NORTHAMPTON

GMB will not accept that National Grid which makes multi billions profits as a monopoly supplier has the right to export these jobs from UK at a time of very high unemployment across the land

National Grid confirmed today that there would be over 300 job losses in the company. The Newcastle site will be closed with a loss of 189 jobs in total of which 163 are permanent jobs. The other 137 job losses will be at the Warwick and Northampton sites. The Newcastle jobs are being outsourced to India.

Gary Smith GMB National Secretary for Energy said “National Grid have been trying to deny for many months what they have confirmed today. GMB will not accept that this company which makes multi billions profits as a monopoly supplier has the right to export these jobs from UK at a time of very high unemployment across the land. We pledge to step up our fight to stop this national greed”

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Contact: Joan Anderson 07870 176 732 or Gary Smith 07710 618 909 or Steve Pryle 07921 289880 or Rose Conroy 07974 251 823