Steelworkers face ‘catastrophic’ Christmas pay cuts

Steelworkers face ‘catastrophic’ Christmas pay cuts as Tata plans extended shutdown

Aberavon MS David Rees warned that Tata Steel’s plans for an “elongated festive shutdown” at three Welsh sites would leave families struggling at the worst possible time of year. The hot mill in Port Talbot, along with production lines in Llanwern and Trostre, are all expected to be affected. ‘Disastrous for communities’ Speaking during Senedd questions on Tuesday (15 October), Mr Rees said workers had been told to expect just 65% of their basic…

Steelworkers face ‘catastrophic’ Christmas pay cuts

David Rees, who chairs the Senedd’s cross-party group on steel, warned the 65% pay packets would be disastrous for families still reeling from thousands of job losses.