Teeside

Question 1

where is it located?

Answer 1

• County of Middlesbrough

- North East England

Question 2

Which major steel company shut down?

Answer 2

• Redcar Steel company

Question 3

what were the impacts of the steel company closing?

Answer 3

• 1700 jobs lost (negative multiplier in local area)
• ## families struggling for money

Question 4

why did Redcar closing have such as large impact on employees?

Answer 4

• some workers had been there for 30+ years
• generations of families had worked there
• community had been built around the company
• part of identity (sense of place)

Question 5

what were the positive impacts of Redcar closing?

Answer 5

• less environmental damage

- less respiratory issues

Question 6

what were the causes of the plant closing down?

Answer 6

• global decrease in steel prices

- could not compete with China’s steel

Question 7

why was there a drop in steel prices?

Answer 7

China producing colossal amounts of steel at low prices (cheap labour) so they could flood the steel market.

Question 8

what did SSI fail to do?

Answer 8

• cooperate properly with trade unions

- did not provide enough info necessary to enable meaningful consultation to take place

Question 9

what did the government have to do with the situation?

Answer 9

people thought the government should have saved the plant by bailing them out to save jobs; however they didn’t do this as it wouldn’t be beneficial in long run

Question 10

what happened on 29th october 2015?

Answer 10

Teeside workers and families gathered outside Westminster to protest alongside other people facing mass job losses

Question 11

what does the painting of Teeside show?

Answer 11

• lit up at night
• represents heat/energy produced 24/7
• portrays it as the heart of the community and economy