The Welsh government has welcomed Unite’s decision to suspended an overtime ban and a planned all out strike at steel giant Tata over job losses.
The union has been embroiled in a dispute with the company over plans to close the two blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot, south Wales, and switch to a greener way of steel production, which needs fewer workers. The Welsh government minister also said the impact on “downstream plants” at Llanwern, Trostre, Shotton and Caerphilly is still unclear and “clarity must be given as soon as possible”.He said: “An early closure would clearly have been bad news for Welsh steel production, for the workers, and for the communities.
Mr Miles responded: “I don’t think it’s helpful to talk at this point in terms of false hope. It’s a very, very difficult situation, for many, many thousands of people.”