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Around 1,500 Tata steelworkers based in Port Talbot and Newport Llanwern have voted decisively for industrial action over the company’s plan to close its blast furnaces and shed 2,800 jobs. It is the first time in over 40 years that Port Talbot steelworkers have gone on strike. The ballot for strike action by members of […]
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Unite is calling for urgent talks to discuss the implication for jobs at Tata’s UK sites, as it is expected that 1,250 jobs across Europe are under threat at the steel giant. Last November it…Read more…
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 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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Unite clarification call as Tata denies JLR sell off.
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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…
The consultation over Tata steelworkers’ pensions closed this week (January 29) after nearly 100,000 workers made key decisions over their future retirement income. The vast majority of the…Read more…
Unite is warning members to be aware of dodgy financial advisers targeting Port Talbot steelworkers under rules introduced in 2015 that allow pensions to be taken out as a lump sum. The…Read more…
German steel company Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel today (September 20) announced that they had taken the first step in merging their European operations after signing a memorandum of understanding…Read more…
Tata Steel has today (August 11) announced that it has signed the documentation for a Regulated Apportionment Arrangement (RAA) with the Trustee of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS). …Read more…
Tata Steel announced yesterday (May 16) an outline agreement on how it would restructure its pension scheme. It pledged to pump £550m into the British Steel pension scheme and would also give…Read more…
Unite said today’s (May 2) announcement that Liberty House had formally completed a £100m deal to acquire the speciality steel division of Tata Steel UK, was testament to the skills and resolve of…Read more…
Steelworkers today (February 15) voted to accept Tata Steel UK’s investment proposals. In a consultative ballot on Tata Steel’s proposal on pensions, jobs, investment and production, Unite…Read more…
Job security and the future of the pension scheme are key priorities for Unite following today’s (November 28) announcement that Tata Steel UK is to sell its speciality steel business to Liberty…Read more…
Unite has responded with concern to the emerging news that Tata steel is looking to break up its remaining UK operations as it continues to seek a buyer for its businesses. According to…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…
Tata Steel’s plans to sell its UK assets have plunged our steel industry into uncertainty. It’s not just the 4,000 steelworkers in Port Talbot who risk losing their jobs but also thousands more workers in Tata’s businesses elsewhere in the UK, and people working in Tata’s supply chains – which…Read more…
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…
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…
Representatives for thousands of car workers at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are calling for an urgent meeting with Cyrus Mistry, the chairman of the carmaker’s parent company, to seek assurances over the…Read more…