Tag Archives: Unite

By Dave Reid “Is this a picket line?” one spark going into the Cardiff NCMH Bouygues site asked. “Because if it is we won’t cross”. There was a great response from all workers going onto the site which also has an NG Baileys project on it. As well as sparks on the protest line there were ex-UCATT brickies, Unite regional ...

By Dave Reid Following on from last week’s protest in Swansea, construction electricians in Unite the union, supported by Cardiff Trades Union Council, protested outside the Cardiff offices of construction giant, NG Bailey. They chanted “No de-skilling, no ESO!” at the company which is trying to force down wages and skill levels at the huge Hinkley Point nuclear power station ...

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 ...

By John Williams (Bar worker Unite, Cardiff in a personal capacity) Hospitality has been one of the worst effected industries during the Covid pandemic. There were over 30,000 job losses at the beginning of the crisis. Many weren’t eligible for furlough. Hours were cut drastically and people were sent home early as demand plummeted. Then we had Boris Johnson and ...

By Gareth Bromhall Following the recent spending review announcement Swansea and District Trades Council called a socially distanced rally in the city centre on Saturday 5th December. The event drew together socialists, activists and activists from across the city and the surrounding area. Speakers from several unions, surrounded by banners and a crowd of around 30, called on the Tory ...

By Michelle Francis, Bangor Socialist Students The Vice Chancellor of Bangor University has decided that his currently unused property is more important than the livelihoods of the people who work for him, but also more important than the lives of the students who pay him. 120 of these jobs are support staff and 80 are academic staff. Now is not ...

By Dave Warren, Swansea Trades Council and PCS (personal capacity) As we enter the month of October, 15 of the 21 Welsh counties with over 2.3 million people are subject to local COVID restrictions. Already, as of 30 September there have been 24,383 recorded cases and 1,622 deaths even according to the sanitised official figures and this is while the ...

By Dave Reid Over 400 G E Aircraft Engine Services workers and supporters marched through Caerphilly in a socially-distanced but lively demonstration to save jobs at the Nantgarw plant. GE has announced the loss of 369 jobs out of a workforce of 1350 which threatens the long-term future of the aircraft engine plant. Jobs at GE are hi-tech, highly skilled ...

G E Aircraft Engine Services workers will be marching on Saturday to save jobs at Nantgarw near Caerphilly. The US multinational has announced the loss of 369 jobs out of a workforce of 1350 which threatens the long-term future of the aircraft engine plant. Jobs at GE are hi-tech, highly skilled and well-paid industrial jobs. For generations the plant has ...

A mass campaign by working class people in RCT has forced the Welsh government into a humiliating retreat