[Resistance-precarity] Channel Tunnel link workers

[Lydia Molyneaux]

Hi everyone,

This action looked interesting... though I'm not sure if I can make it 
myself.

The dispute also involves workers resisting new casualising contracts at 
Canary Wharf, Terminal 5, Newham Hospital, Ascot, Birmingham and Liverpool.

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> > Samba Band Rhythms of Resistance Plays in Support of Protesting Laing
> > O'Rourke Workers!
> >
> > When? Friday November 5th
> > Where? The Channel Tunnel Rail Link Site, Phoenix Road, London NW1
> > What time? 7am
> >
> > Workers at the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) site at Kings Cross,
> > London have declared they will hold a sit-in strike this Friday over the
> > barring of trade union reps at their worksite.
> >
> > Around 200 workers, employed by construction giant Laing O'Rourke, will
> > down tools and refuse to work until Union reps from the GMB are allowed
> > on site.
> >
> > Workers at Laing O'Rourke's sites at Canary Wharf, Terminal 5, Newham
> > Hospital, Ascot, Birmingham and Liverpool have been under pressure to
> > sign a new contract from the company which will see the basic rate of
> > pay halved, cuts of #20 per day for holiday pay, bonuses paid at the
> > discretion of management and a period of 40 days notice given for days
> > off.
> >
> > Workers have been told that if they do not sign the new contract, they
> > will be sacked. Construction Union UCAAT has told workers to sign the
> > contract despite there having been no ballot or negotiation with Laing.
> >
> > The GMB (General Municipal and Boilermakers Union) has been barred off
> > the site in violation of established construction industry agreements.
> >
> > The contract has been rebranded 'the contrick' by workers and most at
> > the CTRL site are standing their ground in refusing it and
> > representation by UCAAT which has been accused of entering into a
> > 'sweetheart deal' with Laing.
> >
> > Over 200 workers attended a lunchtime meeting in the park opposite the
> > CTRL site last week and elected workshop stewards. Resistance to the
> > 'contrick' is mounting and both workers and management are showing no
> > signs of giving in.
> >
> > Contacts
> >
> > Steve Hedley, Joint Sites Committee 07985 438 301
> >
> >
> >
> > on 3/11/04 9:33 pm, dagmar diesner at arthemis_dagmar at yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> >
> >  Dear All,
> > the (a)esf has been passed and many of us left this stage of our 
>struggle
> > with lots of inspirations and good thoughts. When I think of the great
> > contributions of the communication rights forum and the series of 
>precarious
> > workshops held at numerous places at the aesf, many alliances have been
> > formed. Therefore i'd suggest to call in a mtg to discuss what we should 
>do
> > to link our experiences, here in Britain, giving that the G8 is soon 
>here,
> > but also the European demo on 2nd April and May 1st, probably in Paris.
> > What do you think?
> >
> > Dagmar
> >
> >
> >
> > Non-members can contact us via nooneisillegal at gmx.net
> >
> >
> >
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