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Unite has joined forces with Lincolnshire DIY punk promoters Collaborate and Listen to put on Steel Town Punks, a day of live punk music to raise the profile of Unite’s Support Our Steel campaign. The promoters have pulled out all the stops to bring together seven bands covering a range of styles including Oi, folk-punk […]
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Last week, Unite hosted a number of events in steel towns across the UK as the union ramped up its steel campaign. In the short video below, we hear from steel reps and a former steelworker in Scunthorpe about why we have to keep fighting for steel. Unite’s steel campaign has never been more urgent. […]
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Unite steel campaign gained further momentum on Thursday (February 1) after it hosted a series of events in steel towns across the UK. In Scunthorpe, residents joined Unite steel reps and activists erecting ‘UK Steel Jobs Not for Sale’ signs in front gardens on various streets throughout the town. It was a proud display of […]
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Unite ramped up its steel campaign on Thursday (February 1) when it hosted a national day of action in British steel towns, including Port Talbot, Scunthorpe and Sheffield, among others. ‘UK Steel Jobs Not for Sale’ signs were erected in front gardens in streets throughout the towns to demonstrate the united stand steel communities have […]
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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…
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…
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey will warn the government that it risks betraying steelworkers and their industry, if it fails to guarantee the use of UK steel in major infrastructure projects…Read more…
The hard work and sacrifices of Tata Steel’s long products workers were lauded today (June 1), during a handover ceremony in Scunthorpe to the devision’s new owners, Greybull Capital. …Read more…