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Three trades unions with members working at the plant are opposing Tata's plans and urging the company to keep one blast furnace running while the EAF is built.

The proposal to increase pensions came from the trades unions - but was opposed by the Swiss government, parliament, and business leaders, who argued it was unaffordable.

Major donors to the committee include building trades unions, nurses and firefighters associations, and the California Real Estate PAC.

The TUC, the umbrella body for the UK's trades unions, described the move back to bonuses as "obscene".

The new law would also remove the requirement to hire “skilled and trained workers” for a number of projects, a provision typically sought by the powerful construction trades union.