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…
Liberty Steel job losses
Unite has vowed to defend its members after Liberty Steel announced on Thursday (January 9) that it would be cutting roughly 350 jobs due to what the company called “challenging” market conditions….Read more…
Tata job loss threat
Tata Steel has been urged to have an urgent rethink about cost-cutting proposals that could see up to 3,000 jobs lost across Europe.
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‘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…
Kick the steel asset strippers out
Unite delegate Mick Joyce addressed Congress on the 4,000 workers at British Steel and 400 workers at the Tata Orb works in Newport who are fighting for their futures – saying the industry should be…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…
Back UK steel charter call
Unite threw its full weight behind the industry body UK Steel’s steel charter which is being launched today (May 20) in Parliament, urging the government and big firms to buy British to boost UK…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…
‘Act of economic vandalism’
Unions and business leaders have eviscerated plans to reduce import tariffs on 87 per cent of goods to zero if the UK crashes out of the EU with no deal. The plans were announced before a…Read more…
No-deal Brexit ‘sheer folly’
A number of EU tariffs designed to block dumping of cheap, inferior goods from countries such as China will be maintained in the UK post-Brexit, the government announced this week. Cheap…Read more…
Consider steel workers call
Any sale by Tata Steel of its steel packaging plants must be done responsibly and in full consultation with trade unions Unite said today (February 12). The call follows reports that the…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…
Steel solidarity
Unite delegate and steel worker Mark ‘Pasty’ Turner spoke in support of a motion on Tuesday (September 11) on steel as he highlighted the latest threats to the industry since Unite’s initial…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…
Gambling away jobs
Unite shop stewards representing over 100,000 manufacturing workers travelled from across the UK today (July 17) to lobby Tory MPs for a sensible Brexit that supports key industries and jobs. …Read more…
‘In no one’s interest’
The prospect of a potential global trade war came to the fore this week when US president Donald Trump confirmed the US would impose substantial steel and aluminium tariffs on EU imports. The…Read more…
‘Not the answer’
The Donald Trump administration today (May 1) announced that it would be extending its exemption on steel and aluminium tariffs for the EU, Mexico and Canada. In March, Trump announced that…Read more…
Not out of the woods
The EU, including the UK, and six other countries have secured an exemption against punitive steel and aluminium tariffs on imports to the US. First announced by the Trump Administration…Read more…
Trump steel tariffs slammed
US president Donald Trump sparked fears of a global trade war after he announced his intention to slap hefty across-the-board tariffs on imported steel – a move that would be devastating for the…Read more…