{"id":24024,"date":"2020-10-01T13:21:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T12:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=24024"},"modified":"2020-10-01T15:29:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T14:29:32","slug":"we-need-our-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=24024","title":{"rendered":"We need our steel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Steel workers and their unions from across Europe, including Unite, are holding a day of action today (1 October) to demand urgent action to safeguard the sector and its workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European steel sector was already suffering, and the COVID-19 pandemic has further deepened the crisis facing European steel workers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a> : <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/industriAll_EU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@industriAll_EU<\/a> calls steelworkers across Europe to action.\u0111\u017a\u201c\u02d8European Steel Action Day 01.10.2020. <br>\u0111\u017a\u201c\u0141safeguard our jobs!<br>\u0111\u017a\u201c\u0141act against unfair trade!<br>\u0111\u017a\u201c\u0141give us a pathway to greener steel, made in Europe!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SteelNeedsEuropeNeedsSteel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SteelNeedsEuropeNeedsSteel<\/a><br>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dBvolBHyEV\">https:\/\/t.co\/dBvolBHyEV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zFB6VlzyWz\">pic.twitter.com\/zFB6VlzyWz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; industriAll Europe (@industriAll_EU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/industriAll_EU\/status\/1310504847360356352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Steel production in the UK and cross the continent has reduced by 40 per cent and new orders have been cut by up to 75 per cent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has greatly impacted workers and it is estimated that at least 45 per cent of European steelworkers are at risk of temporary layoffs and reduced working.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the impact of Covid-19 has not affected all countries in the same way. While Europe has been suffering, China managed to increase their production by 1.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unite national officer for steel Harish Patel laid out the support needed by government for the UK steel industry to gain a solid footing for the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bA level playing field is required from government to give an opportunity to bid for public infrastructure procurement of steel. Action is needed on business rates, energy costs, carbon credits and support on research and development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bAction is also required from government now to secure a mutual trade deal with Europe on steel trade. We need immediate action if the government is serious about securing the steel sector in the UK.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Europe needs steel, steel needs Europe!<br>Mae angen dur ar Ewrop, mae angen Ewrop ar ddur!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cymrusteel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cymrusteel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/weneedoursteel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#weneedoursteel<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cymrudur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cymrudur<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/maeangeneindurarnom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#maeangeneindurarnom<\/a><br><br>Steelworkers come together demanding action from the EU, Governments and employers \u0111\u017a\u2018\u2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dKJwV859OJ\">pic.twitter.com\/dKJwV859OJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Save Our  Steel (@save_steel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/save_steel\/status\/1311592763696218118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy General Secretary for industriAll Europe, Judith Kirton-Darling, said the pandemic has been a \u00e2\u20ac\u0098disaster\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 for the European sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bThere are genuine fears that around 50 per cent of steel-making&nbsp;capacity could be lost by the end of this pandemic. This must be avoided, and urgent action is needed to protect European steel workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0098\u00e2\u20ac\u2122European steel is a foundation industry, and it should part of the foundation of Europe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s recovery. We call on European steel workers to mobilise and declare \u00e2\u20ac\u0098Europe needs steel and steel needs Europe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day of action highlights the demands of industriAll Europe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.industriall-europe.eu\/Article\/459\">European Steel Action Plan<\/a>&nbsp;and steel workers will call on political and industrial leaders to safeguard our jobs, to act against unfair trade and to give the continent a pathway towards green European made steel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">European steel is in crisis: steelworkers need action now, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlesMichel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CharlesMichel<\/a>! <br>A European Steel Action Plan that:<br>&#8211; safeguards our jobs<br>&#8211; tackles unfair trade<br>&#8211; gives us a pathway to green steel made in Europe <br>European steelworkers are mobilising today<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SteelNeedsEuropeNeedsSteel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SteelNeedsEuropeNeedsSteel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LyBfzqIKEl\">pic.twitter.com\/LyBfzqIKEl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; industriAll Europe (@industriAll_EU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/industriAll_EU\/status\/1311636985472258049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>By Ryan Fletcher <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steelworkers unite in Europe wide call for action to safeguard vital sector<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[431],"wps_subtitle":"Steelworkers unite in Europe wide call for action to safeguard vital sector","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24024"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24024"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24037,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24024\/revisions\/24037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}