Drax workers walk out over pay cut

Hundreds of workers ar Drax Power Station, near Selby, joined a series of national walk outs over the refusal of the Engineering Construction Industry Assocation (ECIA) employers to re-open talks over pay following skyrocketing inflation. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party A two year deal was agreed for NAECI (National Agreement for Engineering Construction Industry) sites…

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Leeds City Council aids undermining NAECI construction agreement as Skelton Grange HZI Energy to Waste plant

Around 100 angry construction workers and their supporters marched on the Hitachi Zosen Inova site at Skelton Grange in South Leeds where a new energy to waste plant is being built with work being done outside the NAECI national construction agreement terms. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party GMB and Unite unions organised the march with…

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Construction workers protest outside NG Bailey training centre against deskilling electrical work

In the first protest so far in Yorkshire, around 15 construction electricians, protested outside the training centre of construction giant NG Bailey, in South Leeds. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party As well as support from Leeds TUC, we brought solidarity to the protest from candidates standing for the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition in the…

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