Steel industry warning

A new animated film warning that the clock is ticking on the UK’s crisis hit steel industry has been launched by Britain’s largest union, Unite.

Urging the UK government to turn words into action and ‘Save our Steel’, the short film highlights a world without steel and the devastating impact job cuts at Tata Steel in Scunthorpe and South Yorkshire could have on regional economies and the supply chain.

The film which can be viewed here comes as steel workers battle for the industry’s survival amid the dumping of cheap Chinese steel and government inaction which resulted in the closure of the steelworks in Redcar and the loss of thousands of steel jobs in recent months.

Calling on ministers to do more to support the steel industry, the Unite film presses the government to follow the lead of nations such as the USA and Germany by actively supporting steel through procurement and by stopping the dumping of cheap imports.

The film also urges viewers to back the Save our Steel campaign by signing The Mirror’s petition at www.mirror.co.uk/steelpetition