Protest, march and lobby against proposed closure of factories

There will be a protest, march and lobby of Parliament in London on Wednesday 9 May, the latest event in a long line of events against the closure of Remploy factories that employ disabled workers. 

These and other events are organized by Remploy unions GMB and Unite. The lobby is sponsored by Ian Lavery MP.

Remploy workers and their many supporters are angry at the coalition government’s decision to shut 36 of the 54 Remploy sites this summer with compulsory redundancies for 1,752 people, of these 1,518 are disabled. It is envisaged that the remaining 18 sites will close soon after.