Following voting down British Gas’ ‘re-offer’ in a ballot, big numbers turned out to picket lines on Friday as workers started days 27-30 of the strike over the weekend. The ‘re-offer” was rejected by 69% overall on a 82% turnout across 5 business units and the crucial domestic gas engineers emphatically rejecting the offer by…
British Gas workers came back out on strike were back out on strike from Friday 19tb February after the strike was suspended over the previous weekend for talks. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party British Gas management had previously stated that there would be no further negotiations, so reps see the company as taking a step…
“This is about putting profits over people” said one GMB striker at the British Gas workers demonstration in Leeds, summarising the nature of the dispute, now in its 13th day of strike action. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Friday 5th February at 12noon was the deadline given to workers before moving on to one-to-one ‘consultations’…
British Gas workers, primarily engineers, are currently locked in battle with boss Chris O’Shea over his attempts to impose attacks on terms and conditions through firing and re-hiring the workforce. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party The workers, organised in the GMB union, have been taking strike action during January, with Friday 29th being the 9th…
