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BRITISH STEEL workers are trapped between a “greedy employer and a shambolic Tory government,” Unite warned today, after bosses announced hundreds of job cuts.
The Chinese-owned company confirmed up to 260 positions face the axe when it closes coking ovens at its Scunthorpe plant in Lincolnshire.
The move, which the Community union said would have a “catastrophic impact on jobs and British steel production,” is needed to “overcome global economic challenges and build a green and sustainable future,” management claimed.
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