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STEEL unions reacted with fury today after Tata Steel threatened to speed up the closure of its Port Talbot blast furnaces in response to three-quarters of GMB Wales members backing strike action.
The ballot ended with 83 per cent of workers voting for action short of a strike and 72 per cent backing walkouts.
Tata Steel bosses have threatened to withdraw a proposed redundancy package, take legal action against another of the steel unions, Unite, and close down Blast Furnace 5 earlier than planned if industrial action was not ruled out.
As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective
