Activists staged a protest on Friday (February 4) outside the constituency office of Lia Nici MP. She stands accused of ignoring the plight of constituents who called on her to help resolve a long…Read more…
‘Pay Scunthorpe scaffolders rate for the job’
Campaigners will stage protests at four Actavo sites across England, Scotland and Ireland to demand that Actavo pays scaffolders the rate for the job. The scaffolders employed by Actavo at British…Read more…
Scunthorpe scaffolders fight for fair pay
Striking scaffolders working on the British Steel site in Scunthorpe will hold a march on Monday (October 11) as part of their campaign for fair pay. The scaffolders are employed by Actavo and have…Read more…
Scunthorpe scaffolders to strike
Scaffolders employed by contractor Actavo (UK) Limited and working on the British Steel site in Scunthorpe, have announced all out strike action in a long running dispute over pay. The 60 plus…Read more…
‘No option but to step up strike action’
The British Steel plant in Scunthorpe faces further disruption this month as scaffolders based at the site, announced a further six days of strike action in a dispute over pay. The workers have…Read more…
Brand Energy scaffolders strike
The British Steel site in Scunthorpe faces disruption next week as scaffolders at the plant employed by contractor Brand Energy begin strike action in a dispute over pay. The 50 plus scaffolders, who…Read more…
Scunthorpe steelworks sale is bittersweet
Celebrations at Jingye takeover of steelworks mixed with sadness over job losses.
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New dawn for British Steel
Unite has welcomed the announcement today (March 3) that Chinese steelmaker Jingye has agreed the purchase of British Steel. The deal will preserve the production of steel at the company’s…Read more…
British Steel rescue deal
The beleaguered British Steel firm, which employs 4,000 people in the UK, is now on the brink of securing a rescue deal with Chinese firm Jingye. The takeover, however, will likely entail job…Read more…
British Steel sale talks
Trade unions, including Unite, stressed today (10 January) that for British Steel to be successful it must retain “high quality jobs” after a meeting with Jingye, the preferred bidder for the…Read more…
‘Milestone’ for British Steel
Unite has cautiously welcomed news that the Chinese company Jingye is set to purchase British Steel. Jingye has said it will invest about £1.2bn over the next decade and pledged to…Read more…
‘Stand behind British Steel’ call
Unite called on the business secretary Andrea Leadsom to guarantee the government’s continued support for British Steel and honour previous commitments on research and investment necessary to…Read more…
‘Massive leap forward’
Unite has welcomed the news today (August 16) that the Turkish military pension fund Oyak has entered into exclusive talks with the government to buy British Steel. Oyak announced on Friday…Read more…
‘Raising concerns’
Reports emerged today (August 14) that Turkish army pension fund Ataer Holding may be announced this week by the Official Receiver as the preferred bidder to buy British Steel. But Unite…Read more…
British Steel buyer hopes raised
A Turkish pension fund is preparing to enter talks over buying British Steel with a plan to invest nearly £1bn in the firm, according to reports. Sky News reports that Ataer Holding, which is…Read more…
British Steel seeks new loan
Unite said it would be seeking urgent assurances from British Steel bosses on Tuesday (May 14) after reports suggested that the steelmaker was in talks with the government about a new loan. It…Read more…
Gov’t grants British Steel loan
British Steel workers and their colleagues in the supply chain will be breathing a sigh of relief Unite said today (May 1) after the government confirmed it was giving the steel maker a loan to help…Read more…
‘Complete betrayal’
The UK government is failing to support the domestic steel industry through public procurement, as the government’s own figures published this week have shown. Less than half of the steel the…Read more…
Support steel industry call
Unite repeated its call today (July 18) for UK steel to have tariff free access to the European Union (EU) post-Brexit, as British Steel announced first quarter profits. Unite also said that…Read more…
Brexit won’t save UK steel – The government could already do much more within the EU
Tata Steel, the second largest steel producer in Europe, employs thousands of British workers. Its plan to sell its UK assets has kicked the UK’s steel industry crisis up a gear, with up to 40,000…Read more…