A week-long strike by EDF Energy workers carrying out Smart meter installations will take place during the second week of 2016, after Acas talks failed to make a break through due to ‘pig headed’ bosses. Unite, the country’s largest union, suspended a week’s strike in November for talks with the management to take place underContinueContinue reading “‘Pig headed’ EDF Energy bosses spark week-long meter workers’ strike”
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Energy staff in ‘collecting Smart meters from supermarkets’ dispute suspend week-long strike
Bristol EDF Energy workers carrying out Smart meter installations have suspended their week-long strike, due to have started today (Monday 19 October), after the company made ‘a major concession’, Unite, the country’s largest union, said. Unite regional officer Onay Kasab said: “EDF made an offer on Friday night on the basis that we agreedContinueContinue reading “Energy staff in ‘collecting Smart meters from supermarkets’ dispute suspend week-long strike”
EDF Energy workers to strike over ‘pay loss of up to £6,000’
The roll-out of a Smart meter installation programme across Bristol will be hit when EDF Energy staff, including Bristol workers, will stage a one day strike on 2nd September 2015 in a dispute over pay cuts, job losses and working extended hours to install the meters. The move follows the suspension of two 24-hour stoppagesContinueContinue reading “EDF Energy workers to strike over ‘pay loss of up to £6,000’”
EDF Energy workers to strike over ‘pay loss of up to £6,000’
The roll-out of a Smart meter installation programme across Bristol will be hit when EDF Energy staff stage two days of strike action this month in a dispute over pay cuts, job losses and working extended hours to install the meters. Unite said that if the proposals were allowed to go through some of itsContinueContinue reading “EDF Energy workers to strike over ‘pay loss of up to £6,000’”
RMT – National Rail Dispute – June 2015 – Won!
Support your Rail Workers This dispute has been suspended – see comment section. RMT members, including those in Bristol, will be taking 24 hours of strike action from 5pm Thursday 4th June through to 4.59pm on Friday 5th June in their current dispute over pay and jobs at Network Rail with a further 48 hoursContinueContinue reading “RMT – National Rail Dispute – June 2015 – Won!”
NHS strike day: 29th January 2015
The nation’s health workers, including workers in Bristol, will step up their fight over NHS pay with an escalation in strike action in the new year. Two days of strike action on 29 January and 24 February 2015 will see tens of thousands of NHS staff, members of the country’s leading health unions, walk outContinueContinue reading “NHS strike day: 29th January 2015”
Police workers – Industrial Action
One day strike over pay Unison, Unite and GMB police staff members working for forces in England and Wales, including workers in Bristol, will stage a 24-hour strike starting at 00.01 hours on Monday 22nd December 2014. This is in support of a campaign to re-open pay talks to improve the employers’ 1% pay offerContinueContinue reading “Police workers – Industrial Action”
Shelter – Industrial Action
Three day strike over pay Strike has been called off. See comments The housing charity Shelter is set to be hit by a three day strike as Britain’s largest union, Unite announced that 400 of its members, including members in Bristol, would be walking out from Tuesday 16th December 2014 over pay cuts of upContinueContinue reading “Shelter – Industrial Action”
Second NHS strike day: Monday 24 November 2014
Trade union members working in the NHS will step up their fight for fair NHS pay with a further four-hour strike on Monday 24 November. Thousands of NHS workers took to picket lines at hospitals across England on the 13 October, behind a swell of public support, to protest against the government’s refusal to implementContinueContinue reading “Second NHS strike day: Monday 24 November 2014”
Bristol Trades Union Council 