Steel workers union in UK urge David Cameron to look into steel industry's woes

KOLKATA: Community, the steelworkers union in the UK, has urged Prime Minister David Cameron to act immediately to secure a sustainable future for the UK steel industry which is facing threat.

Roy Rickhuss, General Secretary of Community, the steelworkers' union, met with David Cameroon during the latter's visit to the Port Talbot steelworks on Tuesday. He was joined by the lead trade union reps from Port Talbot and Llanwern.

Speaking after the meeting Roy Rickhuss said, "David Cameron has now joined the growing list of senior politicians who have visited Port Talbot, but today we made it clear that steelworks throughout England and Wales are also under threat. This is a national industrial crisis and the Prime Minister needs to act nationally and indeed globally to secure a sustainable future for the UK steel industry.

Steelworkers will now be watching and waiting for the Prime Minister to match his words with real action, he said, adding, "We need immediate action to save the industry but also a long term plan to give UK steel making a fair chance to compete."

The joint announcement by the UK and Welsh governments last week, including the proposal to take up to a 25% stake in the business, was according to Rickhuss "a big step forward and it was good to hear the Prime Minister reiterate that commitment today."