Unite is “actively pursuing” compensation claims on behalf of former steelworkers at the mothballed SSI plant at Redcar. A package is being sought from the government’s Redundancy…Read more…
Not a ‘political football’
Unite has warned UK government ministers against using defence workers as a ‘political football’ and jeopardising jobs. The move came as it emerged that a House of Commons vote on the…Read more…
Steel: tougher tarrifs call
The UK’s steel industry unions, Unite, Community and GMB along with steel companies, trade associations, politicians and ministers attended the first meeting of the government’s newly…Read more…
Difficult battle – but plenty ready to fight
Steelworkers have continued their fight to save the industry, as a Unite delegation from steel communities across the UK travelled to London last night (February 29) to attend an opposition day…Read more…
‘Never ending’ jobs fight
UNITElive caught up with a delegation of steelworkers on their way to attend an opposition day debate on the future of steel tonight (February 29) in Parliament. We spoke to Jason Bartlett…Read more…
Don’t expect govt bail out
As the steel industry cries out for government support, business secretary Savid Javid told manufacturers yesterday (February 24) that it could not expect to be bailed out like the banks were in 2008…Read more…
Tata Steel: deal in the offing?
As private equity firm Greybull Capital may be set to take control of Tata Steel’s Long Products division in Scunthorpe in April as part of a £400m deal to rescue the operation, steel unions have…Read more…
Shoulder to shoulder for steel
Thousands of steel workers were joined by their bosses as they marched in Brussels today (15 February) demanding action to stop the dumping of cheap Chinese steel. About 5,000 protestors,…Read more…
Stop the cheap steel flood march
Unite members working for Tata Steel in the UK will join thousands of steelworkers from across Europe in Brussels on Monday (February 15) demanding urgent action to stop the flood of cheap imports…Read more…
Tories’ volte-face steel shame
The UK has been haemorrhaging steel jobs over the last seven months – by the latest count, more than 5,000 posts have been axed as the steel industry teeters on the brink of total collapse. …Read more…
Buy UK steel
Central to supporting the UK steel industry – which has seen more than 5,000 job losses since this summer – is a public procurement strategy. Simply put, if it’s made in Britain, it should be…Read more…
‘National scandal’
As it couldn’t get any worse for beleaguered steelworkers, today’s (January 22) Mirror front page reports that the government could be considering building new Royal Navy warships with cheap imported…Read more…
Steel: job losses make grim news
The UK steel industry workforce faced one of its worst blows yesterday (January 18) as steel giant Tata announced the loss of just over 1,000 jobs, the majority of which will be axed at the…Read more…
A workforce dehumanised
When the SSI steel works in Redcar closed in October the 2,200 skilled workers that lost their jobs knew things were going to be tough. Redcar, Middlesborough and all of the surrounding towns…Read more…
‘Right that wrong’ now plea
Sheffield has been known as the ‘City of Steel’ since the 19th century when innovations like crucible and stainless steels were developed there. Today Sheffield Forgemasters is one of the last…Read more…
Ministers: act to save our steel plea
The UK government’s failure to act swiftly and decisively to support the British industry is leaving it on the verge of wipe out. Tata Steel’s latest announcement to axe a further 1,050 jobs takes…Read more…
‘Fight for survival’
The UK steel workforce faced one of its worst blows today (January 18) as steel giant Tata announced the loss of just over 1,000 jobs, the majority of which will be axed at the steelworks in Port…Read more…
Steel industry warning
A new animated film warning that the clock is ticking on the UK’s crisis hit steel industry has been launched by Britain’s largest union, Unite. Urging the UK government to turn words into…Read more…
Good news for Tata Steel workforce
The future of Tata Steel’s long products division looks brighter today, following the news that a letter of intent has been signed between the company and investment firm Greybull Capital. …Read more…
Official: govt failed steel workers
Unite has backed the findings of the select committee’s report on the failure of the government to react to warning signs that the steel industry was facing increasing problems. Unite has…Read more…