Trade unions called on the government to help the plant. Roy Rickhuss, of Community , said that "we need help, we need support from the government if the manufacturing base in this country is going to survive  ". Derek Simpson, of Unite the Union, was concerned that "the loss of the Corus plant will rip the heart out of this community". Community also warned that the job losses would increase child poverty rates in Teesside.
Trade unions called on the government to help the plant. Roy Rickhuss, Community's National Officer for Steel , said that "we need help, we need support from the government if the manufacturing base in this country is going to survive ". He also said that "the government has helped the bowler hats, now it's time to help the hard hats ". Derek Simpson, of Unite the Union, was concerned that "the loss of the Corus plant will rip the heart out of this community". Community also warned that the job losses would increase child poverty rates in Teesside.
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". He also said that "the government has helped the bowler hats, now it's time to help the hard hats