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Magnet Kitchens Dispute

EDM number 826 in 1997-98, proposed by Phil Woolas on 24/02/1998.

That this House expresses its deep concern at the lack of the progress in settling the 18 month long industrial dispute between the management and workers of Magnet Kitchens, during which 350 employees with 24 years' average service in the company were sacked; notes that the management would not meet the four trade unions representing the workers until January this year, despite the efforts of the unions to negotiate a settlement; condemns the company's refusal to reinstate their former employees, sacked while taking part in industrial action wholly within the law; and calls on the company to return to negotiations with the trade unions immediately to ensure that the situation is resolved.

This motion has been signed by a total of 75 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Phil Woolas24/02/1998Oldham East & SaddleworthLabourProposed
Giles Radice24/02/1998North DurhamLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt24/02/1998Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Stephen Twigg24/02/1998Enfield, SouthgateLabourSigned
Roger Berry24/02/1998KingswoodLabourSigned
Gerry Bermingham24/02/1998St Helens SouthLabourSigned
Charlotte Atkins24/02/1998Staffordshire MoorlandsLabourSigned
Lorna Fitzsimons24/02/1998RochdaleLabourSigned
John Cryer24/02/1998HornchurchLabourSigned
Paul Clark24/02/1998GillinghamLabourSigned
Michael Clapham24/02/1998Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Ivor Caplin24/02/1998HoveLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara24/02/1998Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Joan Ryan24/02/1998Enfield NorthLabourSigned
Martin Salter24/02/1998Reading WestLabourSigned
Jonathan R Shaw24/02/1998Chatham & AylesfordLabourSigned
John Healey24/02/1998WentworthLabourSigned
Ann Keen24/02/1998Brentford & IsleworthLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone24/02/1998Brent EastLabourSigned
Judy Mallaber24/02/1998Amber ValleyLabourSigned
John Maxton24/02/1998Glasgow, CathcartLabourSigned
Andrew Miller24/02/1998Ellesmere Port & NestonLabourSigned
Robert Wareing25/02/1998Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Gareth Thomas25/02/1998Harrow WestLabourSigned
David Taylor25/02/1998North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ian Stewart25/02/1998EcclesLabourSigned
Gerry Steinberg25/02/1998Durham, City ofLabourSigned
Mike Hancock25/02/1998Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Llin Golding25/02/1998Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSigned
Ian Gibson25/02/1998Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin25/02/1998Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
John Cummings25/02/1998EasingtonLabourSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe25/02/1998LeighLabourSigned
Gordon Prentice25/02/1998PendleLabourSigned
Ivan Henderson25/02/1998HarwichLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins25/02/1998Luton NorthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones25/02/1998Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar25/02/1998Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell25/02/1998Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Joan Humble25/02/1998Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSigned
Ann Cryer26/02/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
Desmond Turner26/02/1998Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Harold Best26/02/1998Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Harry Barnes26/02/1998North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
John Austin26/02/1998Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Maria Fyfe26/02/1998Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
Bill Etherington26/02/1998Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell26/02/1998Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Bill Michie26/02/1998Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Brian Iddon26/02/1998Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner26/02/1998BolsoverLabourSigned
Tony Colman27/02/1998PutneyLabourSigned
Martin Caton27/02/1998GowerLabourSigned
Colin Pickthall27/02/1998West LancashireLabourSigned
Angela Smith27/02/1998BasildonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Alice Mahon02/03/1998HalifaxLabourSigned
Norman Godman02/03/1998Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Nick Palmer03/03/1998BroxtoweLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore03/03/1998HendonLabourSigned
Phil Hope04/03/1998CorbyLabour Co-operativeSigned
David Chaytor04/03/1998Bury NorthLabourSigned
Eric Illsley05/03/1998Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Helen Jones05/03/1998Warrington NorthLabourSigned
Audrey Wise05/03/1998PrestonLabourSigned
Peter Pike06/03/1998BurnleyLabourSigned
Caroline Flint06/03/1998Don ValleyLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd09/03/1998Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Iain Coleman09/03/1998Hammersmith & FulhamLabourSigned
John McDonnell10/03/1998Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick10/03/1998Poplar & Canning TownLabourSigned
Terry Davis11/03/1998Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
John Gunnell11/03/1998Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Ivan Lewis18/03/1998Bury SouthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis23/03/1998Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Colin Burgon06/04/1998ElmetLabourSigned

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