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Unions blast Tata Steel's ‘intimidation’ of members
Tata Steel's Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales

STEEL unions have blasted Tata Steel’s attempts to “intimidate” members against taking industrial action.

The reaction against the company today came after Tata Steel wrote to all staff after Unite members voted in favour of industrial action over plans to cut almost 3,000 jobs.

The letter said Tata Steel would not pay a significantly enhanced redundancy package if workers take industrial action.

Tata Steel said it has twice written to Unite about what it claimed were “significant irregularities” in the ballot process and will consider its next steps.

The union said its ballot was undertaken by independent scrutineers Civica Election Services, which has not raised any concerns about the process. 

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