Tata Steel's decision to reject union plans and proceed with the closure of the blast furnaces at Port Talbot has sparked widespread concern, with potential job losses estimated to increase from 2,800 to 9,000, affecting not only direct employees but also contractors and the supply chain. This move has prompted urgent political responses, including questions directed to the Secretary of State for Wales and a planned visit to Mumbai by Vaughan Gething, leader of the Welsh Labour Government, in a last-ditch effort to reverse the decision. The closure is also significant from an environmental perspective, as the Port Talbot plant is the single largest emitter of greenhouse gases in Britain. Additionally, the approval of a British Steel application for an electric arc furnace has put thousands of jobs at risk, further complicating the Tata Steel restructure scenario.
The Port Talbot plant accounts for one-fifth of Wales’s greenhouse-gas emissions, making it Britain’s single biggest emitter. But as well as cutting emissions, closing the steelworks will cause job losses—and political headaches https://t.co/gSLQOscL4m 👇
Tata Steel’s restructure could cost thousands more jobs in the community surrounding the Port Talbot works unless action is taken, a report has warned. Maybe leaving your steel industry at the mercy of Indian capitalists wasn’t a good idea idk https://t.co/Vx1ZgBz6qJ
Experts have confirmed steel job losses could ⬆️ from 2,800 to 9,000, once contractors & supply chains included. Reckless Tory-Tata deal must be dropped, & the multi-union plan adopted. I urge Tata & UK Govt to save these jobs by choosing bridge to the future, not a cliff edge. https://t.co/qFqL5x3bU5
🚨NEW: A confidential report sets out the dire impact Tata Steel’s restructure could have on other jobs - and what needs to happen to avoid the worst case scenario https://t.co/93sBIauY4L
Tata plans could cost thousands more jobs - report https://t.co/nqtY227d3k
Vaughan Gething, leader of the Welsh Labour Government, said he plans to visit Mumbai in a last-ditch attempt to get Tata Steel to reconsider the future of steel production in Wales @DavidConnett1 reports https://t.co/Rl5IAbjDOI
Thousands of jobs at risk after British Steel application for electric arc furnace approved https://t.co/q55AcWxZnb
The repercussions at TATA in Port Talbot will be felt far and wide. @UKLabour will back our steel industry, it is regrettable that this Government lacks any ambition for British steel. https://t.co/lhNnFuqvOo
The news of mass job losses at the Tata steelworks in Port Talbot is a crushing blow to the South Wales community but it also of concern to those who work at the plant at Shotton- my question to the Secretary of State for Wales earlier today https://t.co/Cgf5Fn3miA
With the grim news that TATA has rejected the Unions' plans for Port Talbot, leaving the blast furnaces to close & workers facing devastating redundancy, today I asked the SoS for Wales what talks he has had with TATA to secure steel supplies for Trostre and safeguard jobs there. https://t.co/5UqYVoaCoL