Steel going - the fight for Port Talbot's blast furnaces
Around 1,500 Tata Steel workers will begin strike action from 8 July, say Unite the Union.
The workers at Port Talbot and Llanwern will begin strike action over 2,800 job cuts and blast furnace closures.
Unite says it is the first time in 40 years that UK steel workers have gone on strike.
The union says this is an escalation of action after an overtime ban on Tuesday 17 June.
Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said, 'Tata’s workers are not just fighting for their jobs - they are fighting for the future of their communities and the future of steel in Wales.
'Our members will not stand by while this immensely wealthy conglomerate tries to throw Port Talbot and Llanwern on the scrapheap so it can boost its operations abroad. They know South Wales is ideally placed to take advantage of the coming boom in green steel – if the right choices are made.'
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