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24 February 2010
Staythorpe: the fight for workplace safety
Over 500 construction workers at the Staythorpe power station site near Newark in Nottinghamshire took immediate strike action last week, staying out for three days, writes Jon Dale.
17 February 2010
The construction industry blacklist: Paltry punishment for attacks on workers
Construction workers have been fighting an employers' blacklist for many years. The big construction companies have been using it to try to stop workers on their sites joining trade unions and getting...
10 February 2010
Construction protest: Unemployed construction workers from around Britain took part in a roving protest around central London on 3 February, writes Chris Newby.
28 October 2009
Energy giant 'fanciful to the point of paranoia'
Goliath got a bloody nose on 21 October, when the attempt by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) to use anti-terror legislation against blacklisted construction worker Steve Acheson was thrown out by the High Court...
22 September 2009
Engineering construction: Stewards' forum recommends bosses' offer Workers should reject!
Ste Jones from Lindsey Oil Refinery construction site attended the national shop stewards forum for engineering construction on 17 September...
16 September 2009
Construction workers' pay - reject the deal!
Following widespread unofficial strike actions earlier this year, engineering construction workers in the Unite and GMB trade unions at seven major industrial sites have been balloted over the review of national (NAECI) terms and conditions for 2010, writes Alistair Tice.
16 September 2009
The fight against the building blacklist
Construction workers in the greater Manchester area have launched a campaign against blacklisting in the industry, writes Christian Bunke.
9 September 2009
On 7 September, about 150 construction workers from South Wales and as far away as Drax and the Isle of Grain, supported by members of RMT, PCS, and Unite as well as Youth Fight for Jobs, blockaded the construction site at Uskmouth power station, writes Dave Reid, Socialist Party Wales.
Lindsey Oil Refinery workers strike, photo Sean Figg
26 August 2009
Construction workers defending jobs and conditions
Construction workers have been protesting for two weeks outside the Uskmouth power station site near Newport, writes Mike John, Newport Socialist Party.
12 August 2009
Engineering construction ballot
On 11 August a strike ballot of engineering construction workers will begin. It will include workers on sites in Grangemouth, Sellafield, Stanlow, Staythorpe, and Aberthaw, all members of Unite and GMB.
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