steel
Real fight needed at British Steel to save jobs
Unions are calling for nationalisation, but winning that will take mass resistance.
Why protectionism won't protect workers' jobs
Competing world leaders plan tariffs on trade—and some on the left back them. But these measures have nothing to do with protecting workers, argues Tomáš Tengely-Evans
Fraudsters’ feeding frenzy to grab steel workers’ pensions
Attacks on steel workers’ pensions at Tata have led to a “feeding frenzy” of advisers and fraudsters looking to cash in
Sheffield steel workers fight for first pay rise in a decade
Steel workers in Sheffield are planning their next strike after a two-week walkout over pay ended on Monday.
Scunthorpe: can Labour hold off the Tories in steel town?
Socialist Worker visited the Lincolnshire seat as part of our tour of constituencies during the general election.
Tata steel deal comes at a heavy price—and should be rejected
Bosses at Tata Steel and trade union leaders have agreed a deal over the closure of the Port Talbort steelworks in south Wales.
Reports round-up: Paralympic protesters launch week of action
07 September 2016Disabled people are highlighting the impact of austerity alongside the Paralympic Games this week. Also: Old Firm clash hit by Glasgow workers’ action | Were steel unions missold PFF? | University workers vote on pay walkout | Ballot on pay freeze at Freightliner| Bectu members vote for merger with Prospect | CPS could charge over Kingsley death
Reject steel pensions blackmail
31 May 2016The government wants to cut Tata steel workers’ pensions to make the firm’s remaining assets in Britain easier to sell. This would rob workers of pensions they’ve already paid for—and set a dangerous precedent.
News in brief
03 May 2016Judges rule against Tories|Liberty House to buy Tata?|DWP staff sick of cruel policy|Rich people live longer shock
Steel fight is not won yet by a long way
26 April 2016The Mirror newspaper heralded a “stunning victory for our campaign” to save steel jobs last week. TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady enthusiastically joined in.
People's Assembly demo arrives in Trafalgar Square: steel workers and teachers speak out
16 April 2016ARRIVING IN Trafalgar Square, the tens of thousands of marchers on the People’s Assembly demonstration quickly filled the space. On the demonstration there were many chants of "Say hey, say ho, dodgy Dave has got to go."
News in brief
12 April 2016Short news stories from the last week including Tory ministers keep their grip on Tower Hamlets council, benefit cuts hit the poor again and the offshore 'saviour' of Tata Steel in Scunthorpe
Marchers slam hypocrisy of ‘Northern Powerhouse’
12 April 2016Around 500 people marched through Sheffield last Saturday attacking the Tories’ “Northern Powerhouse” sham.
LETTERS: When our factory closed we occupied - and so can steel workers
12 April 2016Tata bosses dump their workers to save their profits
05 April 2016Steel workers and their supporters protested in Port Talbot on Saturday against the planned closure of the steelworks.
Our answer to the steel crisis - nationalise to save jobs, not bosses' profits
05 April 2016Labour’s leaders are right to argue for nationalisation, but it shouldn’t be a temporary phase, argues Nick Clark
LETTERS: Steel jobs should be part of the climate change solution
05 April 2016The threat to 40,000 jobs in the steel industry and associated work in Britain is an absolute disgrace.
Port Talbot protesters demand nationalisation to save steel jobs
05 April 2016Trade unionists, campaigners and residents rallied in Port Talbot, South Wales, demanding that the town's steel works is nationalised, today, Saturday. The 60-strong protest came after a Tata Steel company insider told the bosses' Financial Times newspaper that bosses "are now going to shut it down."
Defy the logic of capitalism to save steel jobs
05 April 2016The Tata steel workers threaten to be the latest case in which the brutal logic of capital destroys industries and working class communities. We’ve seen it again and again in the past 35 years—the miners under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, and the Luton and Longbridge car workers under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
Doctors in Egypt ready for strike against police brutality
23 February 2016Doctors across Egypt held protests last Saturday against police brutality. Also: Chinese steel plant shut down, Morocco set for general strike
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