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Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Another win for workers in the private sector after collective action. This time the Yorkshire bus workers:
Bus strike: Yorkshire Arriva workers accept 'vastly improved' pay offer
A long-running strike by Arriva bus workers in parts of Yorkshire ends after a pay deal is agreed.
www.bbc.co.uk
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
Mick Lynch calls for a general strike if Liz Truss becomes PM and cracks down harder on unions
Commuters are facing widespread disruption on the rail network due to strike action today
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belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Damn right, we’ll have no other choice. Tho I imagine several unions (hello Unison) would have to be dragged from their deep slumbers to join in.Mick Lynch calls for a general strike if Liz Truss becomes PM and cracks down harder on unions
Commuters are facing widespread disruption on the rail network due to strike action today
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Below the thunders of the upper deep
Far far beneath in the abysmal sea
His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep
The Unison sleepeth...
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Very basic and, at this point moot, question : is it crossing the RMT picket line if you use other transport methods to get to work? 
teqniq
DisMembered
Unison stepping up to the plate here in Wales:
www.thenational.wales
Biggest Welsh NHS union to ballot for industrial action over pay
NHS staff with the biggest healthcare union in Wales will be balloted for industrial action over pay.
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
I mean, I don't disagree with him, but is he basically just doing trot-style rhetoric here? Like, would there be any potential legal route for strike action against anti-union laws, or is this suggesting strike action going beyond the framework of the law? Which I'd certainly welcome, but dunno how plausible it is.
I'd say no, unless you're going to your job driving scab trains or similar?Very basic and, at this point moot, question : is it crossing the RMT picket line if you use other transport methods to get to work?
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
FWIW, on tonight's C4News he made a more nuanced call for "generalised" strikes from Unions whose members were being offered real-terms pay cuts (ie. all) and appeared to concede that 'only the TUC" could call a General Strike.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Ahhhh, fuck
But they offered me the chance to drive the big choo-choo as I was walking past the station! They let me wear the hat and everything!
A'ight, coolsies. I kinda figured not, but travel's a weird one.
ska invita
back on the other side
General strike actually a possibility for the first time in my adult life time..
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Starry Wisdom
bring it on
ska invita
back on the other side
was looking for a link - BBC not reporting this one - right wing press quite excited by it though
www.theguardian.com
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www.thesun.co.uk
Union leader issues threat of UK general strike as rail crisis grows
Aslef members vote for August action, while RMT chief says he will call for general strike if anti-union plans go ahead
Mick Lynch calls for GENERAL STRIKE if Liz Truss tries to curb unions
General secretary of the RMT Mick Lynch has called for a general strike if Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister and brings in legislation to halt strikes affecting the country.
Union boss threatens general strike on Britain as 24-hour rail walkout starts
UNION baron Mick Lynch last night threatened to inflict a general strike on Britain as a 24-hour rail stoppage begins today. The RMT boss vowed to drag the “entire trade union movement” into a 1926…
www.thesun.co.uk
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Tribune have a big new Lynch interview up:
tribunemag.co.uk
Mick Lynch: ‘It’s No Good Being Pissed Off – We Need Organisation’
Tribune sits down with the RMT's Mick Lynch to discuss the national rail strike, his viral television appearances – and how workers can come together to topple Britain's super-rich elite.
tribunemag.co.uk
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Have we had Felixstowe docks yet?
Unite Press Release
For immediate release Thursday 28 July 2022
Massive 92 per cent yes vote for strike action at Felixstowe Docks
5% pay offer rejected as company profits top £60m and shareholders get a ‘bonanza pay out’
Standstill looming at UK’s largest container port
Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port, is set to come to a standstill next month after members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, overwhelmingly backed strike action in a dispute over pay.
Unite members at Felixstowe are responsible for all aspects of the port's operation. The workers recorded a 92 per cent vote for industrial action on an 81 per cent turnout.
The dispute is a result of the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company offering a pay increase of just five per cent to its workers. This is an effective pay cut with the real (RPI) rate of inflation currently standing at 11.9 per cent. Last year the workforce received a below inflation pay increase of 1.4 per cent.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “The bottom line is this is an extremely wealthy company that can fully afford to give its workers a pay rise. Instead it chose to give bonanza pay outs to shareholders touching £100 million.
“Unite is focused on defending the jobs, pay and conditions of its members and we will giving 100 per cent support to our members at Felixstowe.
“Workers should not be paying the price for the pandemic with a pay cut. Unite has undertaken 360 disputes in a matter of months and we will do all in our power to defend workers.”'
Strike action would bring Felixstowe to a standstill and would cause major logistical problems for maritime and road haulage transport entering the port. Felixstowe is responsible for 48 per cent of the UK’s container trade.
The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company is extremely profitable; its most recent accounts show that it made pre-tax profits of £61 million in 2020, when it also paid out £99 million in dividends.
The company’s dividends are paid into a complicated company structure but are principally received by the organisation’s ultimate holding company, CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. It is registered in the Cayman Islands and listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Unite regional officer Miles Hubbard said: “Strike action at Felixstowe will inevitably create huge disruption across the UK’s supply chain.
“This dispute is of Felixstowe’s own making. Strike dates have yet to be announced but even at this late stage the dispute could be resolved by the company returning to negotiations and making a realistic offer.”
ENDS
Unite Press Release
For immediate release Thursday 28 July 2022
Massive 92 per cent yes vote for strike action at Felixstowe Docks
5% pay offer rejected as company profits top £60m and shareholders get a ‘bonanza pay out’
Standstill looming at UK’s largest container port
Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port, is set to come to a standstill next month after members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, overwhelmingly backed strike action in a dispute over pay.
Unite members at Felixstowe are responsible for all aspects of the port's operation. The workers recorded a 92 per cent vote for industrial action on an 81 per cent turnout.
The dispute is a result of the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company offering a pay increase of just five per cent to its workers. This is an effective pay cut with the real (RPI) rate of inflation currently standing at 11.9 per cent. Last year the workforce received a below inflation pay increase of 1.4 per cent.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “The bottom line is this is an extremely wealthy company that can fully afford to give its workers a pay rise. Instead it chose to give bonanza pay outs to shareholders touching £100 million.
“Unite is focused on defending the jobs, pay and conditions of its members and we will giving 100 per cent support to our members at Felixstowe.
“Workers should not be paying the price for the pandemic with a pay cut. Unite has undertaken 360 disputes in a matter of months and we will do all in our power to defend workers.”'
Strike action would bring Felixstowe to a standstill and would cause major logistical problems for maritime and road haulage transport entering the port. Felixstowe is responsible for 48 per cent of the UK’s container trade.
The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company is extremely profitable; its most recent accounts show that it made pre-tax profits of £61 million in 2020, when it also paid out £99 million in dividends.
The company’s dividends are paid into a complicated company structure but are principally received by the organisation’s ultimate holding company, CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. It is registered in the Cayman Islands and listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Unite regional officer Miles Hubbard said: “Strike action at Felixstowe will inevitably create huge disruption across the UK’s supply chain.
“This dispute is of Felixstowe’s own making. Strike dates have yet to be announced but even at this late stage the dispute could be resolved by the company returning to negotiations and making a realistic offer.”
ENDS
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
That's a great interview, well worth a read.Tribune have a big new Lynch interview up:
Mick Lynch: ‘It’s No Good Being Pissed Off – We Need Organisation’
Tribune sits down with the RMT's Mick Lynch to discuss the national rail strike, his viral television appearances – and how workers can come together to topple Britain's super-rich elite.
This particularly resonated with me:
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Wildcat strike at Bury food firm as staff clash with management
"People are tired, exhausted, and just want to have proper breaks - drink, rest"
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Bit late now, but useful for Monday:
www.cwu.org
LOCATION DETAILS: National BT Strike Picket Lines
COMMUNICATION WORKERS UNION 28/7/2022 OPS NOTE: BT STRIKE PICKETS TIME: 7AM ONWARDS You are invited to join striking BT Group workers, who will be holding hundreds of picket lines across the country tomorrow (Friday 29th July) and Monday (1st August). Please find enclosed a list of p
ska invita
back on the other side
Is there any truth to the notion that there is a generational shift happening amongst big union leadership (i.e. boomers fading out)? Read someone say so the other day
muscovyduck
Good IT skills and food hygiene competent
I'm in my mid 20s and feels like there's been a wave of people my age suddenly upping their involvement in their unions. But presumably the same for other age groups?
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
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Stunning victory. This was a hard fight and long battle against a reactionary labour council determined to defeat its own workers and attempting to victimise stewards (plus we had Starmer’s infamous sneer about the city). Absolutely made up for the lads and lasses on the bins in Coventry. Up the fucking workers!!!!
hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Local government workers vote for strikes across Scotland - UNISON Scotland
Thousands of council workers across Scotland have voted to take industrial action which will disrupt schools, early years centres, nurseries
unison-scotland.org
Local government workers got past the threshold in City of Glasgow, Orkney Islands Council, Aberdeenshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, North Lanarkshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council, Clackmannanshire Council, Stirling Council, Inverclyde.
Joint statement from Unison/Unite/GMB here:
Waste ‘could pile high’ as Scottish council workers vote for strike action
THERE are warnings “waste could pile high” in local authorities across Scotland after two trade unions confirmed their members will walk out…
Sounds like Unite got over the threshold in 26 councils:
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Starry Wisdom
Local government workers vote for strikes across Scotland - UNISON Scotland
Thousands of council workers across Scotland have voted to take industrial action which will disrupt schools, early years centres, nurseries
Local government workers got past the threshold in City of Glasgow, Orkney Islands Council, Aberdeenshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, North Lanarkshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council, Clackmannanshire Council, Stirling Council, Inverclyde.
Joint statement from Unison/Unite/GMB here:
Waste ‘could pile high’ as Scottish council workers vote for strike action
THERE are warnings “waste could pile high” in local authorities across Scotland after two trade unions confirmed their members will walk out…www.thenational.scot
Sounds like Unite got over the threshold in 26 councils:
Unison he balloting for action atm, sent in my vote the other day
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