Tag Archives: workplace
The Return of Rank and Filism
Can the electricians’ dispute reinvigorate grassroots militancy Just before Christmas over 50 mechanical and electrical workers occupied the headquarters of BBC Scotland in Glasgow. It was part of an ongoing campaign of co-ordinated protests by electricians and other skilled workers, over the decision by the big eight construction companies to withdraw from the 40 year [...]
Sparks week of protest: Wed 25th Jan
NGBailey sites: NGB/No Go Besna Ballot papers gone out for BBES a yes vote is imperative for strike action to be able to begin on 9th February. This week coming is ‘NGB’ week where Rank and File sparks are hitting ‘NGB’ sites countrywide. It’s time to up our game. This is an important week of [...]
Electricians fight on
Next demonstration in London and Manchester Wednesday 26th October Electricians have been organising weekly demonstrations outside construction sites across the UK as part of a dispute against the ‘Big Eight’ construction companies who are seeking to downgrade and de-skill the industry, sacking electricians across the board and re-employing them on lower rates.
Electricians dispute: direct action – Wednesday 19th
London • Newcastle • Manchester Wednesday 19th October The ongoing electricians dispute against the ‘big eight’ construction companies London • 7.00am Balfour Beatty construction project Blackfriars Station Queen Victoria St London EC4V 4DY » Directions THIS IS THE BIG ONE: ‘SHUT THIS SITE DOWN’
Sparks are flying
Electricians battle construction industry giants Rank and file electricians are at the forefront of a massive campaign of wildcat strikes, protests and direct action to prevent the major building services contractors colluding to drive down wages and deskill the industry with the imposition of new, non-negotiated contracts.
National Week of Action against Office Angels (9-15 May)
Since March the Solidarity Federation (SF) has been involved in supporting a victimised former Office Angels temporary worker. Dan worked for Office Angels for three days in December of last year. He was assured by the company that the lack of a time-sheet would ‘not be a problem’. However, Office Angels are refusing to pay [...]
Meeting with Workers’ Initiative Polish trade union delegate
A meeting with the International Secretary of Workers’ Initiative anarcho- syndicalist trade union from Poland Friday 15th April, 7pm Freedom Bookshop Angel Alley 84b Whitechapel High St London E1 7QX Map There will be also a screening of “Plyta” movie about the wildcat strikes and workers’ struggle organized by Workers’ Initiative at Cegielski plant in [...]
Immigration changes attack on workers
The goalposts have changed, yet again, for non-EU nationals working in the UK as the Tories start fulfilment of their promise for immigration restrictions. On 23 November Theresa May, Home Secretary, announced the first wave of immigration cuts. Despite the media coverage – particularly in the business press – of the new restrictions the government [...]
One death too many
New report exposes poor conditions at the Olympics site that led to the first fatality The death of a worker on the massive Olympics 2012 construction site in East London forms the backbone of a new and damming report by Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union members, some of whom work on the site, [...]
Return of Terrace Politics
Steelworkers protest applauded by fans at Middlesbrough As Gordon Brown declares class war on David Cameron from the hallowed turf of the House of Commons members bar via his middle-class PR machine, football stadiums are becoming the new battleground for expressing genuine class anger and dissent. Workers from the giant Corus steelworks factory on Teesside, [...]
