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By Alec Thraves Media reports over the week-end that Tata Steel in Port Talbot was considering shutting down its two blast furnaces and replacing them with ‘greener’ electric arc furnaces, which would require far less workers, have provoked anger and panic amongst the workforce, steel unions and local politicians. Electric arc furnaces would basically turn the works into a steel ...

By Dave Reid On Saturday steelworkers from all over Britain joined hundreds of Orb workers and their families on an impressive march through Newport to demand that the Tata Orb steelworks in the city is saved. Tata has announced the closure of the Orb works and the loss of 380 jobs which has been making steel in Newport for over ...

By Alex Wedlake, Unite Young Members national committee (personal capacity) Following a series of mass meetings on 12 June, Unite members at the Ford plant in Bridgend decided overwhelmingly to fight the closure of the engine factory. With over 80% of workers voting in favour of action, there is a huge mandate for the union leadership to launch a campaign ...

Bridgend Ford workers will be voting in an industrial action ballot, when voting papers go out at the end of this week. They want answers. They know that the clock is ticking and the future of the plant is on the line. The time to act is now before it is too late. This struggle is one of the most ...

By Alec Thraves According to some commentators, the multinational Tata Group has a reputation of being a paternalistic and caring corporation that takes into consideration the wellbeing of its workforce. Try telling that to the 4,000 steelworkers in Port Talbot and the tens of thousands across the rest of England, Wales and Scotland who either work for Tata Steel or ...