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| Corus cutting 2,000 UK steel jobs | Corus cutting 2,000 UK steel jobs |
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| Steelmaker Corus is cutting 2,000 more jobs at UK plants including Teesside, Scunthorpe and Rotherham. | Steelmaker Corus is cutting 2,000 more jobs at UK plants including Teesside, Scunthorpe and Rotherham. |
| The company has yet to announce the job losses, but Labour MP Elliott Morley confirmed the news. Unions said the cuts were "devastating". | The company has yet to announce the job losses, but Labour MP Elliott Morley confirmed the news. Unions said the cuts were "devastating". |
| About 500 white-collar jobs will go at Scunthorpe, Mr Morley said, while more than 400 jobs are thought to be at risk on Teesside and 800 in Rotherham. | About 500 white-collar jobs will go at Scunthorpe, Mr Morley said, while more than 400 jobs are thought to be at risk on Teesside and 800 in Rotherham. |
| Corus has seen demand for steel fall as the global recession hits the industry. | Corus has seen demand for steel fall as the global recession hits the industry. |
| Mr Morley told the BBC he was "disappointed" at the level of cuts and added he had told the firm that job cuts should be a last resort. | |
| "The priority is to see if all the job losses are necessary and whether they can be voluntary rather then compulsory." | |
| 'Real concerns' | 'Real concerns' |
| The new UK job cuts would come on top of about 2,500 cut announced in January, says steelmakers' union Community. | The new UK job cuts would come on top of about 2,500 cut announced in January, says steelmakers' union Community. |
| Corus, a subsidiary of India's Tata Steel, says that it is Europe's second largest steel producer with annual revenues of about £12bn and crude steel production of over 20 million tonnes, primarily in the UK and the Netherlands. | Corus, a subsidiary of India's Tata Steel, says that it is Europe's second largest steel producer with annual revenues of about £12bn and crude steel production of over 20 million tonnes, primarily in the UK and the Netherlands. |
| The Community union called on the government to intervene saying there was now a battle for the survival of British steelmaking. | The Community union called on the government to intervene saying there was now a battle for the survival of British steelmaking. |
| "It's devastating news for our members and their families in steel communities right across the UK," union general secretary Michael Leahy said. | "It's devastating news for our members and their families in steel communities right across the UK," union general secretary Michael Leahy said. |
| "We have real concerns for the integrity of the British steel industry - we fear its further erosion could fundamentally undermine UK manufacturing." | "We have real concerns for the integrity of the British steel industry - we fear its further erosion could fundamentally undermine UK manufacturing." |
| In January, the firm announced a series of cost-cutting measures, which including mothballing a steel mill in South Wales as well as 3,500 job cuts worldwide, including the 2,500 in the UK. | In January, the firm announced a series of cost-cutting measures, which including mothballing a steel mill in South Wales as well as 3,500 job cuts worldwide, including the 2,500 in the UK. |
| Mr Morley, the MP for Scunthorpe, told the BBC that the job cuts were a "sad day for the town". | Mr Morley, the MP for Scunthorpe, told the BBC that the job cuts were a "sad day for the town". |
| "It's important to try and minimise any job losses and, to be fair to Corus, they've been trying to do that," he said. | "It's important to try and minimise any job losses and, to be fair to Corus, they've been trying to do that," he said. |
| "They've learned that if and when the upturn comes, you will struggle without skilled workers. | "They've learned that if and when the upturn comes, you will struggle without skilled workers. |
| "There has been much more focus on trying to preserve jobs in this recession, and I welcome that. | "There has been much more focus on trying to preserve jobs in this recession, and I welcome that. |
| He called for any redundancies to be made on a voluntary basis where possible. | He called for any redundancies to be made on a voluntary basis where possible. |