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Honda's 3,500 Swindon workers and a further 12,000 or more across the supply chain urgently need our support, argues STEVE TURNER
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TOMORROW I am joining thousands of Honda workers and their families and those from the surrounding area in marching though Swindon as part of the fight to keep Honda in the town and secure the future of 15,000 workers and their families.
When Honda announced its plan to shut its Swindon plant in 2021 it was a hammer blow to the local community — but it is a fight we can win with a clear industrial and political strategy.
If the planned closure goes ahead it will mean the loss of 3,500 direct jobs and a staggering further 12,000 in the wider supply chain with the repercussions being felt across the whole region and beyond. Our postcode profile of the workforce shows their pay is spent not just in Swindon, but Milford Haven, Boston and Bristol.
The Welsh government estimates there are 150 companies based in Wales alone in the Honda supply chain. It would deal a further blow to our manufacturing industries and in particular this country’s automotive sector, which employs more than 850,000 people through more than 30 manufacturers, 2,500 component suppliers alongside design, research and innovation facilities.
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