Via Metal Miner The latest steel news and sources from the UK indicate that the Community trade union plans to ballot its members at Tata Steel for strike action. The move comes amid the company's plans to replace two blast furnaces at the Port Talbot site with electric arc furnaces.
More Unions Could Strike Amid Fast-Changing UK Steel News In November 2023, unions associated with the plant proposed to continue operating BF No. 4 until the end of its campaign in 2032. During this time, Tata could build one smaller EAF and either a second one or an open slag bath furnace. However, Tata rejected the proposal on the grounds of costs and safety. Tata also warned that the union’s proposal would potentially cause delays to the planned 2027 start-up of the furnaces.