{"id":8227,"date":"2016-03-24T16:42:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T16:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=8227"},"modified":"2016-03-29T15:52:12","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T14:52:12","slug":"steel-works-saved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=8227","title":{"rendered":"Steel works saved"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Unite today (March 24) welcomed the news that metals firm Liberty House has signed a deal to buy the Clydebridge and Dalzell steel works from Tata Steel and urged UK minsters to look at Scotland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s interventionist approach to secure the British steel industry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The \u00e2\u20ac\u0098back to back\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 agreement, which involves the Scottish Government buying the two mothballed plants and immediately selling them to Liberty, comes ahead of a crunch meeting of Tata\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s board in Mumbai next Thursday (March 31).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is understood the Tata Group board will be discussing the future of its Port Talbot plant in Wales and a \u00e2\u20ac\u0098survival plan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 announced in January which involves over 720 job losses at the site.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pointing to the Scottish Government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s active role in securing the future of the Lanarkshire plants, Unite called on the UK government to take a more interventionist approach to save the British steel industry, including temporary public ownership should plants close.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThis welcome news is testament to the hard work of the Scottish Government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s steel taskforce and hopefully signals a new era of steelmaking in Scotland,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Unite Scottish secretary Pat Rafferty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bSteelmaking at Dalzell and Clydebridge is a foundation industry that has long been at the heart of the Scottish economy and manufacturing,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he added. \u00e2\u20ac\u015bIt has long been a source of secure work, not only providing decent jobs in Lanarkshire, but right through the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe hope that the new owners will restore pride in our steel industry and ensure it goes from strength to strength over the coming months and years.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe news of this sale is welcome and demonstrates what can be achieved when a government strategically intervenes to support key foundation industries,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Unite national officer Harish Patel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWith the future of Tata\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Port Talbot plant under discussion and the wider industry fighting for survival, UK ministers should take note and not shy away from taking a more interventionist approach to secure the British steel industry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s future.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unite today (March 24) welcomed the news that metals firm Liberty House has signed a deal to buy the Clydebridge and Dalzell steel works from Tata Steel and urged UK minsters to look at Scotland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s interventionist approach to secure the British steel industry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s future. &nbsp; 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