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Ian Greenwood

Ian Greenwood is associate professor of industrial relations and human resource management at the University of Leeds and is working with the All Party Parliamentary Group to develop a  strategy for the UK steel industry going forward to 2020. His research interests include industrial restructuring in the steel industry, collective bargaining over restructuring and the social impact of restructuring

April 2016

  • Sajid Javid, the business secretary, at Port Talbot

    double quotation markA Port Talbot buyout could transform industrial relations in the UK

    Ian Greenwood
    A management buyout of the Tata steel plant is a long way off. But a renaissance for state intervention and industrial democracy would only be good for business

March 2016

  • Cyclists ride past the Tata steelworks in the town of Port Talbot, Wales, Britain March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

    double quotation markThe ‘invisible hand’ won’t save the British steel industry. State aid can

    Ian Greenwood
    While renationalisation of British steel is outlawed by the EU, the government urgently needs to take measures to rescue this strategically important industry