On Tuesday 24 January, unions reported that workers at Italian steelmaker Lucchini's iron and coke producing unit in Trieste went on a one-day strike to protest against plans to halt the plant. Lucchini Group, controlled by Alexei Mordashov, the majority stakeholder of Russian steel maker Severstal, has told the unions it could stop production at the Ferriera Servola plant from 1 February. Urging Lucchini to find a solution to keep the plant running, Servola workers decided to lay down tools on Tuesday, the FIM, FIOM, UILM and FAILMS unions said in a joint statement. Shutdown of the Trieste plant would hit the entire group, unions say.
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