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It has been a rocky few years for the steel industry in South Wales.

Steel workers have faced worrying uncertainty as the future of the Port Talbot works has hung in the balance.

With all three main unions that represent workers in the steel industry recommending their members vote for Labour in the upcoming general election, you might think it would be quite easy to predict which way most steel workers will vote.

Yet at the Tata Steel Social Club in Port Talbot, we found that some in the traditionally safe Labour seat of Aberavon aren't so certain to vote Labour at all.

The social club has been there for generations. Although it apparently now receives less funding from the steelworks, it’s still a hub for various sports teams and social events for not just steel workers but also retirees and the local community.

Steve Williams worked in the steel works for 45 years until he retired nearly five years ago and helps to run the social club.

He is concerned about pensions and the steel crisis and is unclear where it will all lead.

He said: “The pensions are a big burden on Tata. Tata have already given the current workers a new pension scheme. The security of the works, pensions, over the years everyone’s paid into the pension, myself included. I’m worried about the future of the present workers.

“The imports of steel are an issue. There are heavy imports of steel from China, whereas in the States they have massive levies on imports, huge levies.

“Now that Brexit has come and UK is going to be on its own, who knows.

Mr Williams couldn’t speak highly enough of Labour MP Stephen Kinnock, who was first elected in 2015.

He said: “When he first came here, eyebrows were raised because he is the son of Neil Kinnock. Labour has a safe seat in Aberavon but when Steve Kinnock started his reign in Port Talbot, he’s influenced a lot of people. He was instrumental in going to India with the steel workers to try and convince Tata that this was a viable plant.

“He was in continual talks with the Welsh Government on funding for the steel works. He’s the type of guy that is always seen around Port Talbot. He talks a lot of sense. I’ll be voting for him.”

Although Mr Williams likes Mr Kinnock, he’s not a big fan of Labour or Corbyn: “I’ll be voting for Steve Kinnock which is Labour, but I’m not voting for Labour. I’m voting for Steve Kinnock because of his ideals. But in term of Prime Minister, I think Theresa May is the right girl for the job.”

David Brennan is the manager of the football team at the club and father of seven and is also not too keen on Corbyn.

He said: “Jeremy Corbyn’s a clown. I’ve always supported Labour, but I can’t this time, I just don’t believe in him. It’s got to be Theresa May, even though I’m not a Conservative.

“He just seems so confused and weak. I don’t think he could go over to Europe and get the best deal for Brexit. I’ve got to go with Theresa May, she’s like Thatcher. I’ve voted for Captain Beany a couple of time, but that hasn't got me anywhere.

One of Mr Brennan’s children lives in Manchester. He’s mainly worried about “immigrants, terrorists, getting rid of Trident”.

He said: “The world is getting dangerous and we need to be strong.

“She [Theresa May] was the home secretary and she knows the score. I have seven kids, one of them is in Manchester now, so it’s got to stop.”

Eric Rees retired a few years ago from the steel works and is a prominent member of the bowls team at the club.

He has always voted Labour and plans to keep doing so: “I don’t trust May, I’ve never trusted the Tories whatever it is. I’ve been a working class unionist. They’re liars, it’s all for themselves.”

His main concerns are about pensions and the winter heating allowance. He doesn’t want state pensions to lose the triple lock.

He said: “You‘ve got to keep up with the wages. It’s only 2.5%, it’s peanuts. It's alright for us. I’m 78, but those who are still working, what are they going to get?”

When talking about the Conservatives and the winter heating allowance, he said: “They’re all about cutting it down for the ones who are earning good money. None of them have mentioned why don’t they stop it for the people who live in Spain and Portugal. Why stop ours and leave them have it.”

However, according to the Government website: “You can’t get the payment if you live in Cyprus, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Malta, Portugal or Spain because the average winter temperature is higher than the warmest region of the UK.”

The Conservative state in their manifesto that they plan to “means test Winter Fuel Payments, focusing assistance on the least well-off pensioners, who are most at risk of fuel poverty”. They go on to say that “the money released, will be transferred directly to health and social care”.

Fortunately Mr Rees doesn’t see it all as doom and gloom.

He said: “We get free bus passes, we get free TV licences and free prescriptions, we’re lucky here.”

Bill Haddon, 78, runs the table tennis team at the social club and used to work in the steelworks as a driller.

He seems quite annoyed about the fact a general election was called.

He said “I’m a little disappointed that they called an election. It seems to take the attention away from the real issues that are going on in the world, and for Theresa May to not face up with the issues and the government.

"It’s taken attention away from the Syrian war, and the role Russia is having with Syria. To call an election at this time I think is really really sad.”

This election has caused him to have a re-think and break a family tradition of voting a certain way.

“Coming from a working class family where my father worked on the docks, my family always voted Labour and we’re inclined to always vote labour but I think we should be voting for the most intelligent people,” he said.

“At the moment it looks as though Theresa May is quite an intelligent person. I’m a little bit concerned she’s saying ‘me’ rather than ‘us’ in regards to the party. I think she’s quite intelligent and quite sensible I just hope she becomes a party person rather than a leader who is above the party.”

Out of everyone we spoke to at the steelworks most of them seemed more inclined and attracted to the prospect of Theresa May being Prime Minister, many of whom were breaking family traditions for the first time to lean towards the right wing party.