The traditional Black London Cab is manufactured in Coventry by LTI. Sadly last month, the owners of LTI - Manganese Bronze went into administration and 99 jobs at the factory were cut.

Now there is a Facebook campaign set up by the Unite Union to try and save jobs at LTI. The Southampton Hackney Association are in full support of the Unite's efforts in campaigning for the remaining workers at Coventry to stay in employment, and would urge others to put comments on the 'Save our Black Cabs'  Facebook page.

The Coventry Telegraph reporting on the job losses at LTI reports that:

"Workers axed by Coventry black cab manufacturer LTI joined union officials in Broadgate on Saturday to urge members of the public to sign an online petition.....Peter Coulson, regional officer for the Unite Union, said: 'We have been astonished by the amount of support that we have received from the general public."

The Save our Black Cabs Facebook page's aim is to encourage people to support the Unite campaign by signing their petition which asks the administrators to do everything possible to encourage any potential buyer to commit to the black cab continuing to be built in Coventry.

Join the campaign here at www.facebook.com/saveourblackcabs.

Read the article about "Black cab workers fight for Coventry jobs" at The Coventry Telegraph