and just in case any of you have a couple minutes. There is a petition to try and attempt to bring this to the governments attention set up by a friend of mine
If there is a dispute over pay cuts, removal of terms and conditions and de-skilling your union should be backing you now. It does not mean you having to take industrial action just start getting your union to start some talks with the employer, maybe forcing their hand in doing so. Not sure I would want a de-skilled/semi-skilled spark playing around with electrics. That must be a real health and saftey issue not a Bob Crow one.
I'm a Unite member formerly AEEU formerly AEU, thought they were and still are bloody hopeless. Wish you luck but we dont have strong unions anymore, for whatever reason.
I recall some mad old cow giving them a good battering with 'full use of the law', if not the laws of the land, some years back. Aided and abetted, by other unions moving into new territories (Murdoch is still a bastard!).
I have gladly signed the petition, I am a retired skilled worker (Sheet Metalworker) and have worked with so called skilled foriegn workers most of them were bloody useless, but my firm were scared to get rid of them.
The break away 8 have sent out the new contracts to the carded labour. The overtime, trace and securities of being on thr cards are not.in the new contract. The new grades are there also. It is up to the cardies labour to reject. The new contract on mass. Anyone acting alone will be sacked.
Just in case anyone was interested. over 400 of us today marched to King Cross station Site. Met by large amount of police. picketed the site entrance. Blocked off a couple roads and took over the concourse for over an hour. There were lots of unhappy suits. How can people still be making their way to work at 9:10?
drove past oxford street this morning, think young CWLC was amonst the crowd, got mentions on XFM and LBC mainly due to traffic repports but still at least you got a mention
There's a really important bit around 6 minutes into that video. Our beloved "We're all in it together" Coalition have just changed the ruling on Employment Law protection. As it stands you are entitled to your rights after 12 months of employment but it will soon be 24 months and then if you do get sacked unfairly YOU are going to have to pay to take your case to a tribunal. Disgusting.
been working for a main contractor (Big multi national building company) for the last year.
we have quizzes Grattes on the subject and the general feeling from us that we do not want this agreement
by the way Grattes will still charge us the same rate per man per hour under the proposed agreement as what they charge us now! So much for making them competitive!!!!
Cafc999 it's all total bollox mate I've been working for an Irish mob for the last year and there good as gold.
I would like to know who the clever **** is who woke up one day and thought I know today I'm gonna shaft all the sparks and there livelihood, for my own personal greed.
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Reminds me of the JLE days (Drake and Scull). They tried to implement the SME trade then (if you can call it a trade).
Although i have managed to get off the tools for some time now, you never know what lies around the corner.
Unfortunatly I will not be able to make this one.
Good luck brother.
Why is this thread not full of terrible puns?
Watt are you doing to get this on the current affairs agenda? Power to the people, Etc.
Signed, shared on facebook and responded to PM.
I recall some mad old cow giving them a good battering with 'full use of the law', if not the laws of the land, some years back. Aided and abetted, by other unions moving into new territories (Murdoch is still a bastard!).
When it eventually kicks off, I'm sure the OB will nick them, put them in a dry cell and charge them in the morning.
.....coat.
Well done.
Good luck CWLC, I'll sign the petition.
The builders train lol nice
Is this anything to do with you guys?
http://union-news.co.uk/2011/09/video-sparks-dawn-raid-raid-protest-against-rogue-employers/
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/110002
ITV London
Tommy Clarkes eh.... Must send this to Tavern. "They're not f***ing struggling are they"!
A bloke called Dave Smith was speaking at the beginning of it
The bloke who said "They're not f***ing struggling are they" is the Unite officer
These firms make me laugh
They say that they are in consultation.....but with whom?
All us sparks have been told to sign the 'agreement' or your down the road
smiffy
been working for a main contractor (Big multi national building company) for the last year.
we have quizzes Grattes on the subject and the general feeling from us that we do not want this agreement
by the way Grattes will still charge us the same rate per man per hour under the proposed agreement as what they charge us now! So much for making them competitive!!!!
I would like to know who the clever **** is who woke up one day and thought I know today I'm gonna shaft all the sparks and there livelihood, for my own personal greed.
smiffyboy
still loads of good firm out there
the 'big' 7 who are trying to impose this s***e are all living in the dark ages
we all need to stick together on this one like we did in 1999 on the jubilee line