900 jobs to go at Tata Steel
900 jobs are to be axed at Tata Steel's Scunthorpe site. The losses are among around 1200 job cuts announced by Tata Steel today.
900 jobs are to be axed at Tata Steel's Scunthorpe site. The losses are among around 1200 job cuts announced by Tata Steel today.
Steel workers in Scunthorpe will take to the town's streets to protest at the industry's current plight.
'Save Our Steel' say they want to highlight the difficulties the steel industry is facing in the weeks after it was announced TATA Steel would be cutting almost 900 jobs at the town's plant.
The company say the cuts had to be made in the face of a flooded market.
There are hopes that the jobs could be saved in the UK steel industry with potential sale of Scunthorpe-based business.
As the UK steel industry comes perilously close to collapse, Nina Nannar reflects on her own upbringing in the shadow of Scunthorpe's plant.
As Tata Steel announces 900 job losses, what will be the affect on the town of Scunthorpe?