March and Rally to Support Jaguar Workers

LONDON, November 25 --

- Saturday 27th November 2004, 10am, Coventry City Centre

Thousands of people are expected to march through Coventry City Centre this Saturday in support of Jaguar workers at Browns Lane, whose plant is threatened with closure following Ford's decision to end of car production at the historic site. Jaguar unions Amicus, the T&G and GMB will begin balloting members at Browns Lane for industrial action on Monday, with the ballot closing on the 13th December.

    
    Assemble: 9.30am Millennium Place
    Start: 10am
    Route: Millennium Place, Trinity Street, Broad Street Gate, High Earl
           Street
    Rally: from 10.30am Coventry Council Buildings

Speakers at the rally include Derek Simpson, Amicus General Secretary; Tony Woodley, T&G General Secretary; Councillor John Gazey, Lord Mayor of Coventry; Brendan Barber, TUC General Secretary; Coventry MPs; Jaguar workers and supporters. The rally will be chaired by Dave Osborne, T&G National Secretary.

Trade union press contacts on the march:

Claire Ainsley, T&G, +44-7976-832-169 or Richard O'Brien, Amicus, +44-7768-931-320

A map of the route can be found at www.tgwu.org.uk/savejaguar

Claire Ainsley, T&G Press Office, on +44-207-611-2549. Catherine Bithell, Amicus Press Office, on +44-207-420-8909