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Britain’s biggest steelworkers’ union has called on the government to defend the industry as Tata Steel prepares to announce more than 1,000 job cuts at its UK business.
The Community union also demanded that Tata make a long-term commitment to steelmaking in Britain, as the latest cuts take job losses to more than 3,000 in six months.
Tata, the Indian conglomerate that owns the remnants of British Steel, plans to cut about 1,050 jobs, including 750 at its plant at Port Talbot in Wales. A further 300 jobs will be lost at the company’s plants in Llanwern and Trostre in Wales and Corby, Northamptonshire, and Hartlepool, County Durham.
Britain’s steel industry has been battered by falling steel prices, the strength of the pound against the euro, high energy costs and alleged dumping of cheap steel by China. The government reacted too slowly to the crisis, which has caused more than 5,000 job losses and left the sector permanently damaged, a parliamentary committee reported last month.
Tata job cuts: union calls for government action | Business | The Guardian
The Community union also demanded that Tata make a long-term commitment to steelmaking in Britain, as the latest cuts take job losses to more than 3,000 in six months.
Tata, the Indian conglomerate that owns the remnants of British Steel, plans to cut about 1,050 jobs, including 750 at its plant at Port Talbot in Wales. A further 300 jobs will be lost at the company’s plants in Llanwern and Trostre in Wales and Corby, Northamptonshire, and Hartlepool, County Durham.
Britain’s steel industry has been battered by falling steel prices, the strength of the pound against the euro, high energy costs and alleged dumping of cheap steel by China. The government reacted too slowly to the crisis, which has caused more than 5,000 job losses and left the sector permanently damaged, a parliamentary committee reported last month.
Tata job cuts: union calls for government action | Business | The Guardian
