In response to huge jobs losses and the prospect of more to come, a number of leading unions in steel and manufacturing have made calls to protect jobs by urging the government to act upon nationalist lines. This marks a from their previous approach of solidarity and internationalism and takes on an added political significance given the looming referendum on Britain’s European Union membership, especially as voters may as a result be more inclined to support leaving the European Union.
The scale of job losses following the drastic contraction of the steel industry since last summer and the continuing general decline in manufacturing capacity has led a number of unions to make calls for a ‘buy in Britain’ policy in order to stave off further redundancies and protect existing jobs. Thus, unions like the GMB, RMT and Unite have made the case that if the construction and production of goods and facilities are to be used domestically in Britain, then they should be made with mate
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