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Wednesday 1st July 2009
Immediate Release
Attention: News desk, Industrial and Political
Correspondents
GMB UNDERSTAND THAT
NATIONAL GRID HAVE PEOPLE IN INDIA THIS WEEK LOOKING AT
OPPORTUNITIES TO OFFSHORE NEWCASTLE WORK
National Grid have been utterly dishonest about their intentions
over the Newcastle site says GMB
GMB learned today that National Grid
have a team in India looking to offshore Newcastle jobs
Joan Anderson, GMB Regional Officer said, "GMB
members think National Grid have been utterly dishonest about
their intentions over the Newcastle site. At first the Chief
Executive Steve Holliday blamed regulatory pressures for the threat
to the Newcastle site. However after we challenged the regulator
Ofgem over their role in the proposals to offshore jobs and close
Newcastle he changed his position and has confirmed to Ofgem any
decision the company take will be about shareholder
value.
We now understand that despite
workers identifying £3million in savings for the company and their
huge increase in profits they have people in India this week
looking at offshoring opportunities. We believe there are senior
people in India from National Grid, including the new Director of
HR."
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Contact: Joan
Anderson, GMB Regional Officer on 07870 176732, Gary Smith, GMB
National Secretary on 07710 618909 or GMB Press Office: Steve Pryle
07921 289880 or Rose Conroy 07974 252183.