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The government has long turned a blind eye to widespread pay abuses by operators working out of UK ports

Doug Green is a locked-out worker from the stores department at the Vestas St Cross factory. Initially, we had our doubts it was going to work. The further we go into this, the more the confidence is going to be built. What’s built my confidence? Public support; support from my family; the press coverage; and the number of people we’re getting down here to support us. This week has reinforced our view on what sort of people we’re dealing with in the Vestas management. We knew they were bastards before, but this has reinforced it.

Workers employed by security contractor STM on a contract from London Overground are being balloted for strikes by their union, the RMT. The ballot, which closes on 18 October, is a response to management bullying and harassment and attempts by bosses to unilaterally impose new terms and conditions.

Next month, on April 1st, ScotRail returns to public ownership. It was last in public ownership in 1997 when the privatisation legislation of 1994…

Mike Lynch of RMT and Mark Dickinson of Nautilus have put aside their differences in style to fight for the 800 sacked P&O Ferries staff which fall under both of their remits.