Electricians protest at Gratte Brothers construction site at Cannon Street – 2 Nov 2011.mp4 – Video

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02-11-2011 20:11 Electricians picket construction sites and power stations by Simon Basketter The battle to stop building bosses tearing up contracts and slashing wages saw pickets in London, Manchester, Newcastle and Nottinghamshire this morning, Wednesday. Workers picketed the contractor Spie Matthew Hall at the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire. No electrician is working on site today. The demonstration caused lengthy traffic tailbacks on the A453 that runs past the site. In Manchester, workers blocked the entrance at the Carrington paper mill site for the second week in a row. Electricians are escalating their protests across Britain -- despite intimidation. Some workers have been told they will be sacked if they protest. Socialist Worker has also been told of a number of cases of workers being moved from sites to try and disrupt workers' organisation. Up to 300 workers and supporters protested at the Gratte Brothers construction site at Cannon Street in London. The company is one of seven that have launched an onslaught on electricians' terms and conditions. They plan to rip up workers' national agreement and cut wages by a third. The other contractors are Bailey Building Services, Balfour Beatty Engineering Services, Tommy Clarke, Crown House Technologies, SES and Spie Matthew Hall. One electrician told Socialist Worker, "They are pushing through new contracts that will push wages down by up to 35 percent. They want to deskill the trade. I won't be able to work as ...

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