Mass redundancies at McVitie's in Stockport would be 'reprehensible', MP says
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe loss of more than 150 jobs at the McVitie’s factory in Stockport would be ‘reprehensible’, a Labour MP has said. Navendu Mishra joined mayor Andy Burnham and Stockport council leader Elise WIlson outside the plant on Wellington Road North on Wednesday (May 4) to protest against the plans.
The factory, which is owned by Pladis, is the UK’s only chocolate refinery. Union leaders say 159 jobs are at risk, representing more than a third of the site’s total 470 roles.
Now, Labour figures have called on Pladis bosses to have a re-think. READ MORE: Ryanair refuse teenager on flight despite their passport meeting the new EU rule “Cutting jobs during a cost of living crisis is as shocking as it is reprehensible, and I hope the company engages with Unite the Union and USDAW to find a solution which preserves the working future of this iconic Stockport institution,” MP for Stockport Navendu Mishra said. “Whilst their bills are rising, workers deserve more than anxiety about the instability of their future. "I am also very concerned that these proposals will see thousands of extra miles being travelled by diesel tankers at a time when we should be prioritising tackling the climate crisis.
Similarly, whilst there is universal agreement that we need to level up the North, Pladis' plan to offshore these jobs will do the opposite. “We need more high-skilled, unionised jobs, not fewer.
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