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Five years of security for Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant
Jun 3 2009 By Gary Porter
Union chief Tony Woodley has told Vauxhall workers that the Ellesmere Port car plant will not be axed in the next five years.
The Unite general secretary has vowed to continue putting pressure on business secretary Lord Mandelson to secure its long-term future, after receiving a phone call from the Prime Minister on Monday pledging to do all he can to support the carmaker.
Mr Woodley, who lives in Little Sutton, told the Pioneer: "By good fortune and good timing there is a new model being built in our plant. There is no immediate threat to Ellesmere Port for five years.
"But five years is five minutes in the car industry. We want to make sure we’ve got jobs at Ellesmere Port in 15 years time.
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