Honda workers march to save Swindon car plant
The Unite union said the"threat of closure couldn't come at a worse time"
A Honda spokesman said it"recognised this is an unsettling time for our associates and the local community".Image captionPatrick Renard, who works at Honda Logistics in Ghent in Belgium and is chairman of the European Workers Council Honda, travelled from Switzerland to support the workers. "It is the backbone of Honda in Europe for the last 30 years, so we are pretty sure there will be a domino effect on the rest of Europe. There are production plants in Italy, Spain and France, and we believe this is the first step of Honda leaving Europe as an organisation.
"It would be a tragedy if Honda walks away from a town that has given that company so much, sending a loyal workforce to the dole queue. We can't and won't let that happen."Business Secretary Greg Clark said he would continue to try to persuade Honda to reverse its decision.
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