Socialist Party Wales Socialism In Wales
By Alec Thraves
As part of the national campaign against the employers attempts at the de-skilling of construction electricians, Unite electricians were joined by Swansea Trades Council and Swansea Socialist Party members leafleting and discussing these attacks with dozens of workers entering the site.
Obviously not all the construction workers who were going into the site were electricians but the threat of de-skilling spreading to other trades if this attack was not defeated was immediately recognised.
Some of the older electricians were explaining to the younger sparks that this is just the most recent employers attack to drive down terms and conditions which has led to an almost a constant battle over decades with big contractors like NGB and the construction unions.
Plans were discussed to take the Unite protests to other sites across Wales over the coming weeks until the sparks get an absolute guarantee that de-skilling moves stop immediately!
Socialist Party Wales, Trades Councils and the Wales Shop Stewards Network members will be supporting and standing alongside them.
