Remploy workers strike in Stoke-on-Trent
Hundreds of disabled workers who work for a government funded manufacturer are on strike today.
54 Remploy factories including those in Leicester, Worksop and Stoke-on-Trent could close under plans by Ministers to save money.
Remploy workers on strike
Remploy workers across the region have been on strike this morning urging the Government to rethink plans to close several factories.
Union members strike over closure plans
Union members at Remploy begin strike action today over Government plans to sell or close 54 factories in the UK, including the Midlands.