[Marxism] Hundreds of Polish workers said to join UK wildcat strikes

["Fred Feldman" <ffeldman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The following was submitted to the UK_Left_Network list by one on the
socialists who has been regularly contributing on this. No source or URL was
given so I have not yet been able to confirm this report. Will be glad to
hear from any who find out more about this.
Fred Feldman




hundreds of polish workers join wildcat strikes

600 workers, including hundreds of Polish workers, have walked out
from Langage Power Station near Plymouth in solidarity with the
wildcat actions sweeping across Britain.

When five hundred site staff had failed to arrive by 10am, the small
group of other foreign labourers (mostly Polish) who had been bussed
in were sent home by management, deciding it was unsafe for them to
work by themselves.

Jerry Pickford, regional officer for Unite South West, said workers
had walked out in "general sympathy with what's happening in the
construction industry. all the Polish workers have walked out as well,
because this is not an issue against foreign workers.

"This is an issue against foreign employers using foreign workers to
stop British workers getting jobs. Once they do that they will try and
undermine the terms and conditions of employment in this country."

It would be illegal for the union to support the strike or even hold a
ballot, but workers are taking action off their own backs. Today
strike action also spread to the Sellafield nuclear plant, while 400
contractors at Scottish Power's Longannet power station in Fife (along
with 80 workers at an ExxonMobil plant there) and 130 at the Cockenzie
Power Station extended their action until Friday.






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