The Socialist 21 July 2009

Defend every job

Corus... Vestas... Defend every job!

Vestas: Support the occupation

Vestas jobs fightback

Action to save steel jobs at Corus

Defend the Four: Protest at the Unison witch-hunt

Unison witch-hunt verdict causes outrage amongst trade unionists

Youth fight for jobs fortnight of action

National strike action to halt attacks on workers and our postal services

Tube workers' action wins concessions

South Yorkshire First Buses strike over pay

London Met Uni strike

Every little helps Tesco's as they attack workers

Teachers strike against job cuts

Care homes public meeting

Union action to fight the attacks on our pensions

Pensions - in brief

Pensions: We say

BNP get police to arrest socialists

Lincoln fights back against racist BNP

Stop the BNP's 'festival' of hate

Rock Against Racism

Keep Deptford Jobcentre open!

Build the Tamil Solidarity campaign

Devon residents against incinerators: Alternative waste schemes needed

Another stepping stone towards health privatisation

20th anniversary of Soviet miners' strike

40th anniversary of the moon landing What steps has humanity taken?

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Chepstow

Every little helps Tesco's as they attack workers

Around 750 workers at the Tesco distribution centre in Chepstow are voting over strike action against the company's decision to move the centre across the river Severn to Avonmouth, which is only eight miles away.

Mike John, Newport Socialist Party

Tesco say that all staff will be offered jobs in the new centre, but they will have to sign new contracts, which will mean a reduction in salary from £24,000 a year to £16,000 and pensions down from £4,000 to £2,500.

Tesco, a multinational company, made £3 billion in profits last year, which was a record in the company's history.

The company have offered the staff a compensation package to take into account the toll on the Severn bridge, but this would only cover the first two years.

The package was recommended by Unite union officials but was rejected by the membership.

This is a deliberate ploy by Tesco to make savings in the recession by attacking their employees' terms and conditions under the pretext of this move. Workers are once again taking the lead in defending their terms and conditions despite the union leaders dragging their feet.

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