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26 January 2012
Sparks protest at Conoco and solidarity with Jet tanker drivers
Electricians from West Burton power station in Nottinghamshire and BP Saltend in Hull took strike action on Wednesday 25 January against the new Besna contracts being imposed on them, writes Alistair Tice.
14 December 2011
Action by construction workers escalates in the 17th week of protests
The 'Dirty 7' construction companies have finally been dragged kicking and screaming to the negotiating table by months of rank & file protest action. Read on for reports of protests on 14 December and the latest Socialist Party leaflet
4 July 2011
Fawley refinery construction engineers summarily sacked
NB Update appended on 5 July. Twenty locked out workers at the Exxon refinery at Fawley, Southampton, have begun a fight after being sacked without their redundancy rights
7 July 2010
Lindsey refinery fire death: inquiry needed
Tragically, a 24 year old pipefitter was killed in a fire and explosion at Lindsey Oil Refinery (LOR) near Immingham, South Humberside, on 29 June...
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...
Lindsey Oil Refinery: Keith Gibson at the burning of the redundancy notices, photo Jim Reeves
30 June 2009
Lindsey Oil Refinery workers victory: Lindsey Oil Refinery (LOR) construction workers have won a stunning victory. All the workers' demands have been met. The 647 dismissals have been withdrawn, the 51 redundancies rescinded and all employees...
28 June 2009
Video: Keith Gibson addresses NSSN conference on the Lindsey Oil Refinery strike
Keith Gibson, Socialist Party member and a leading member of the Lindsey Oil Refinery strike committee speaks about the strike to the National Shop stewards Network national conference 2009, held Saturday...
23 June 2009
Lindsey refinery dispute: Workers show strength
In a symbolic act of defiance, sacked construction workers burned their dismissal letters, writes Keith Gibson, LOR strike committee.
23 June 2009
Support for Lindsey Oil Refinery workers: On 18 June, about 140 contract workers, a mix of Unite and GMB members, mounted a protest from 6.45am onwards on the approach to Fiddlers Ferry power station.
19 June 2009
Lindsey Oil Refinery strike: 900 sacked, support grows
Yesterday, solidarity action spread in support of the Shaw workers (sub-contractor at Lindsey) who had been laid off...
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