20/10/2015
One In Six Steelworkers Could Lose Their Jobs - TUC
One in six UK steelworkers face the prospect of losing their jobs, the TUC has warned.
The union made the warning following the announcement of 1,800 redundancies by steel firm Caparo. It follows announcements of 1,200 redundancies at TATA Steel and 2,200 redundancies at SSI.
TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said: "One in six UK steelworkers face losing their jobs. At this rate there won't be a British steel industry in a year's time.
"Ministers cannot afford to stand on the sidelines and watch this crisis unfold. They must step in now with a rescue package.
"From solar to steel, the government's lack of industrial strategy is costing the UK dear.
"If David Cameron and George Osborne don't up their game, more firms will go to the wall. They must provide emergency financial support in next month's Spending Review. And they must urgently raise with the Chinese President the devastating impact Chinese steel dumping is having on British manufacturers."
(MH/CD)
The union made the warning following the announcement of 1,800 redundancies by steel firm Caparo. It follows announcements of 1,200 redundancies at TATA Steel and 2,200 redundancies at SSI.
TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said: "One in six UK steelworkers face losing their jobs. At this rate there won't be a British steel industry in a year's time.
"Ministers cannot afford to stand on the sidelines and watch this crisis unfold. They must step in now with a rescue package.
"From solar to steel, the government's lack of industrial strategy is costing the UK dear.
"If David Cameron and George Osborne don't up their game, more firms will go to the wall. They must provide emergency financial support in next month's Spending Review. And they must urgently raise with the Chinese President the devastating impact Chinese steel dumping is having on British manufacturers."
(MH/CD)
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