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| Steelworkers protest at Boro game | Steelworkers protest at Boro game |
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| Steelworkers are to demonstrate at Middlesbrough FC's match on Sunday in a bid to prevent the closure of Redcar's Corus plant. | |
| About 1,700 jobs will be lost when Teesside Cast Products is partially mothballed in January. | |
| Workers and their families will march around the Riverside Stadium to call for the government to intervene and save the factory. | Workers and their families will march around the Riverside Stadium to call for the government to intervene and save the factory. |
| The players will also warm up in "Save our Steel" t-shirts ahead of the game. | The players will also warm up in "Save our Steel" t-shirts ahead of the game. |
| Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has pledged £60m to help the area recover, but opponents have said the cash should be spent on saving the steelworks. | Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has pledged £60m to help the area recover, but opponents have said the cash should be spent on saving the steelworks. |
| Middlesbrough FC chairman Steve Gibson said the closure would "rip the heart out of the Teesside community" and has insisted the response from the government has not been good enough. | |
| 'Huge importance' | 'Huge importance' |
| He said: "We were devastated to hear this potentially catastrophic news for Teesside and we will do all in our power to continue to support the steelworkers in their fight to get government intervention. | He said: "We were devastated to hear this potentially catastrophic news for Teesside and we will do all in our power to continue to support the steelworkers in their fight to get government intervention. |
| "This issue is of huge importance to the whole area and we want our local MPs to fight not just to get cash for training, but to save these jobs." | "This issue is of huge importance to the whole area and we want our local MPs to fight not just to get cash for training, but to save these jobs." |
| Some workers will also march around the pitch before the game against Cardiff City kicks off. | Some workers will also march around the pitch before the game against Cardiff City kicks off. |
| Roy Rickhuss, national officer with the Community union, said: "Middlesbrough Football Club is an important part of community life on Teesside in the same way as steelmaking has been a part of these communities for over 100 years." | Roy Rickhuss, national officer with the Community union, said: "Middlesbrough Football Club is an important part of community life on Teesside in the same way as steelmaking has been a part of these communities for over 100 years." |
| Michael Leahy, the union's general secretary, will meet Lord Mandelson on Tuesday to call for further government support. | Michael Leahy, the union's general secretary, will meet Lord Mandelson on Tuesday to call for further government support. |