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Posted on 23 February 2021 at 11:10 GMT
Scunthorpe steelworks scaffolders, photo by A Tice (Click to enlarge)
Scunthorpe steelworks scaffolders: Fifth week of action
Back to Scunthorpe steelworks this morning to support the scaffolders in their fifth week of taking strike action to win the industry Blue Book rate for the job.
A new firm, Actava, takes over the contract on 1st March so action will be suspended for talks scheduled to begin mid March.
The around 50 Unite members have been solid on the picket lines, and have put two fingers up to their current employers Brand Energy, and served notice on Actava that nothing less than the Blue Book rate will do, or else... .
Alistair Tice, Sheffield Socialist Party
This version of this article was first posted on the Socialist Party website on 23 February 2021 and may vary slightly from the version subsequently printed in The Socialist.
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The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. It is making clear to many that it is the working class that keeps society running, not the CEOs of major corporations.
The results of austerity have been graphically demonstrated as public services strain to cope with the crisis.
The government has now ripped up its 'austerity' mantra and turned to policies that not long ago were denounced as socialist. But after the corona crisis, it will try to make the working class pay for it, by trying to claw back what has been given.
- The Socialist Party's material is more vital than ever, so we can continue to report from workers who are fighting for better health and safety measures, against layoffs, for adequate staffing levels, etc.
- When the health crisis subsides, we must be ready for the stormy events ahead and the need to arm workers' movements with a socialist programme - one which puts the health and needs of humanity before the profits of a few.
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