Unions call for Government support to save steel-making jobs
Trade unions have presented British Steel with a plan to keep two blast furnaces open in Scunthorpe and save thousands of jobs.
Unions GMB, Community and Unite met with bosses from British Steel owner Jingye this week and submitted their plan to maintain a two blast furnace operation throughout the transition to low carbon steelmaking.
The proposals were prepared by independent steel consultants Syndex on behalf of the unions.
British Steel was granted planning permission last year to build an Electric Arc Furnace at its Scun... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
