Do me a favour?

[andrewducker]

If you know anyone who was in favour of the recent strikes against Italian workers, have them read this.

Comments

[likeneontubing.livejournal.com]

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48465209452&ref=mf
this group has also been set up, but hasn't done anything yet hehe

[andrewducker]

I can't see the group - no FB at work.

If it's pro-strike then you should read the article...

[likeneontubing.livejournal.com]

Why would I be putting up a link that was pro-strike?

[andrewducker]

I don't know what your stance is on it - so it could be either way...

[likeneontubing.livejournal.com]

Apologies if that sounded harsher than I intended, but really, I'd have thought you could have made a more than educated guess!

[likeneontubing.livejournal.com]

The group is criticising the management/executives decisions to play one nationality of worker off against another. Makes for an interesting read.

[andrewducker]

Gotcha - and thanks!

[dreema.livejournal.com]

i think i need to crawl out of my hole a little more. Strikes against italians?

[drjon.livejournal.com]

I had to google it too.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/feb/05/lindsey-strikes-foreign-workers

[spaj.livejournal.com]

The union are UNITE, by the way, who are notorious for striking.

They apparently used a variety of underhanded tactics, and debatable claims while the Grangemouth claim was ongoing to undermine the position of the oil companies, and ultimately got the payout they wanted. I don't trust them.

I have to be careful what I say, but regarding a union at my work (which may or may not be the same one) My boss is heavily involved in our negotiations - I believe that when you add up everything in their recent wage claim, factoring in breaks, holidays etc, they are asking for a 31% pay raise for workers who are already seriously overpaid.