Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa - World Socialist Web Site
invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature. British energy workers’ strikes continue Engineers and office staff at energy company British Gas are continuing their strikes, begun January 7 against an inferior contract, with a five-day walkout. The GMB union members also held 24-hour strikes on January 20, 22, and 25, and a four-day strike is planned from today. On January 22, pickets publicly burnt the new employment contracts spelling out inferior terms. The workers voted by an 89 percent majority for action. They are opposed to the company’s plans to “fire ...
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