Front of Vauxhall
“Rumours can be an awful thing and people get all sorts of ideas, particularly with so many residents around here being employed at the plant.
“They are all saying there is no smoke without fire.
“It’s a pity Tony made the statement without being able to substantiate it in some way.”
But the Unite joint general secretary refused to be drawn further on speculation, and refused to reveal whether his comments related to any north west plant.
Tony Woodley added: “We have been talking incredibly hard with government and the company for many weeks in order to make sure the Ellesmere Port plant has a long term future, and these negotiations and discussions are continuing.”
LDV has halted production at its factory in Birmingham since December 12 following the global downturn in sales.
Sales across the van sector have almost halved in the past three months in line with the slump affecting car companies.
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