Tata Set to Shut Port Talbot Plants Early Over Strikes
Published on June 28, 2024
Tata Steel is preparing to shut its steel plants in Port Talbot earlier than scheduled because of upcoming strikes, the company has told workers. The Indian steel giant previously planned to shut down one of its blast furnaces in Wales by the end of this month and the other one by September. It’s now planning to close both furnaces by July 7, one day before workers go on an indefinite strike, amid a deadlock between the company and United the union. In a message to employees, cited by PA Media and independently verified by The Epoch Times, the company’s CEO said, “Therefore, we are left with no alternative but to take preparatory steps to cease operations on both blast furnaces and safely isolate them no later than July 7.”...