Tata Steel's decision to close its blast furnaces in Port Talbot has sparked concerns about the potential loss of thousands of jobs and the impact on the town. Plaid Cymru suggests taking the steelworks back into public ownership to save jobs, while there are calls to fight for the workers' plan, aiming to make the UK the green steel capital of Europe. Political figures and labor groups have expressed solidarity with the steelworkers, discussing the next steps in addressing the situation.
Workers Party activist Jesse on Port Talbot Steelworks "How upsetting is it to find out that after the government has subsidised the company @TataSteelUK, with £500m of our own cash to aid it through its green transition whilst maintaining high profit margins, is now axing 3000… https://t.co/rWHqpl1fII
Newport Labour stands in solidarity with the steelworkers at Llanwern and across South Wales. Last night, our city’s MSs, MPs joined Vaughan Gething and steelworkers at Tata Llanwern to discuss what comes next. 🧵 (1/2) https://t.co/rkJos6SWMH
Pleased that Newport East CLP nominated Vaughan for Welsh Labour Leader at our last meeting 👏 https://t.co/DMlfPveHME
Tata's top concern is boosting its global profits and it will devastate South Wales to do so. Steelworkers and the people of Port Talbot however are ready to fight for the workers' plan, a plan that would make the UK the green steel capital of Europe ✊ https://t.co/EvI09idnEE
Port Talbot's steelworks should be taken back into public ownership in order to save thousands of jobs, according to Plaid Cymru https://t.co/zfewMr5YIK
Steelworkers in Port Talbot have been speaking of how they fear the town will be decimated by thousands of job cuts https://t.co/1g0We4Wo9U https://t.co/sopii4RyxR
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