London Tube ---- Workers in the RMT union were about to take strikeaction from 7th January to 12th January after a derisory 5% pay offerwas rejected at a mass meeting of representatives and in a ballot by95%. The employers, Transport for London (TfL), argued that they cannotafford to offer more. However, Andy Lord, commissioner of TfL, got a payincrease of £40,000 last year, whilst senior managers pay themselves £13million in bonuses. Revenue from passengers has gone back to itspre-Covid levels and the money is there.In a well-coordinated action, different sections of the workforce wereplanning to come out on different days, to cause maximum disruption,without losing four days' pay. This meant stations, trains, engineers,fleet, power control, signallers would strike at different times. Inaddition to the pay claim, tube workers are demanding parity withworkers on the Elizabeth Line and London Overground, who getconcessionary rail travel on national rail. As both are run by TfL ,there is no reason why this concession should not be offered to tubeworkers too.The strike action was interrupted for fresh talks after London mayorSadiq Khan suddenly discovered unspecified City Hall funds. Khan decidedto act after concerns by business and tourism leaders of massive effectof a week-long strike on the London economy and the post-Christmasreturn to work.It is unfortunate that workers organised in the ASLEF union on LondonUnderground did not take coordinated action with those in the RMT,agreeing to accept the company pay offer of 5%. After pay talks wererenewed, ASLEF leaders then asked for the 12% rise too.West London Buses350 bus drivers and engineers in West London, based at Westbourne Parkgarage, working for London Transit went out on strike on 21st to 23rdDecember, after rejecting a 6.8% pay offer. London Transit is owned byFrench company RATP. It attacked arrangements for days off and for a£500 per annum meal relief payment and failed to okay an increase inhourly pay. Workers must work for 7 years before they get a full rate ofpay, unlike most bus companies who award it after only 3 years of work.Southampton BusesAfter threatening strike action, workers for the bus company Unilink,which provides student transportation to campuses in Southampton,accepted a 7% pay rise, after rejecting a 5.28% pay offer.Cardiff, Gosport, and Northampton Refuse CollectorsWorkers in Cardiff working for the council refuse collection voted tostart four weeks of strikes from 28th December to 25th January. They arestriking over pay, the bullying culture of management, and the failureto enact agreed policies and offer full-time contracts to agencyworkers. Meanwhile refuse workers in Gosport, Hampshire, working for theoutsourcing firm Urbaser, threatened strike action over pay. The firmthen agreed to pay HGV drivers £15 an hour and other workers £12 anhour, backdated to April 1st 2023. As a result, the strike was calledoff. In Northampton, refuse workers working for Veolia threatened strikeaction over the Christmas period . The company then offered Christmasbonuses, but workers are still prepared to strike if a pay offer abovethe rate of inflation is not agreed.Iceland Warehouse Workers150 Workers at the Iceland cold storage warehouse in Swindon, who workfor sub-contractor GXO, earn the minimum wage. They rejected thecompany's plans for a two year below inflation pay deal and went out onstrike over Christmas, on 14-18th December and 27-30th December.Gosport ASDA WorkersWorkers at an ASDA supermarket in Gosport are planning to strike from12th to 26th January over safety concerns. Management has failed toaddress these concerns on five occasions.South Wales Gas WorkersWORKERS AT the Flogas gas supplier at Llandarcy in South Wales struckfor two weeks over Christmas and New Year. Workers are furious that theyare paid less than workers at the same company in England. Workers beganstrikes last year.Clyde Shipyard WorkersWorkers at a Clyde shipyard are set to strike for 20 days beginning inJanuary and ending on 27th March. They are employed by sub-contractorsCBL Cable Contractors at the Govan and Scotstoun yards. They voted 100%for strike actionBarts Workers Ready to StrikeWorkers at Barts Hospital in London plan to strike from 29th January.These include pathology workers and laundry and maintenance workers.Pathology workers will be striking for a week and other workers may joinin. Laundry workers have united with porters, cooks, and cleaners todemand the Covid Bonus promised by the government. Pathology workerswent out on strike for 2 days before Christmas as well.Greenwich Library WorkersLibrary workers employed by Greenwich Leisure plan to take strike actionafter the employers failed to offer a 2023 pay deal above inflation.Movianto WorkersWorkers at the Movianto warehouse in Bedford, which distributesspecialised medical equipment and medication, have voted to strike by80% over collective bargaining.HartlepoolAround 150 workers at TMD Friction in Hartlepool, which supplies carparts UK wide, walked out in early January on two days., after rejectinga 4% pay offer. They also imposed an overtime ban, and plan threefurther 24-hour strikes.West LothianCraft workers, including labourers and painters, working for WestLothian Council are also set for strikes after massively voting foraction over pay. They have already gone out on three 24-hour strikes.Pensions Workers in BrightonWorkers at the Pension Regulator(TPR) in Brighton are planning onstriking over 12 days, after having struck for 36 days in 2023. Theyrejected a laughable 3% pay offer.Merseyside FirefightersAfter workers at the fire control room on Merseyside threatened eightdays of strikes from 27th December on a ballot by 100%, managementbacked down and agreed a pay rise of £6,680 per year and a new dutyshift system as well as compensation if workers agree to change shiftsat short notice.London TubeWorkers in the RMT union were about to take strike action from 7thJanuary to 12th January after a derisory 5% pay offer was rejected at amass meeting of representatives and in a ballot by 95%. The employers,Transport for London (TfL), argued that they cannot afford to offermore. However, Andy Lord, commissioner of TfL, got a pay increase of£40,000 last year, whilst senior managers pay themselves £13 million inbonuses. Revenue from passengers has gone back to its pre-Covid levelsand the money is there.In a well-coordinated action, different sections of the workforce wereplanning to come out on different days, to cause maximum disruption,without losing four days' pay. This meant stations, trains, engineers,fleet, power control, signallers would strike at different times. Inaddition to the pay claim, tube workers are demanding parity withworkers on the Elizabeth Line and London Overground, who getconcessionary rail travel on national rail. As both are run by TfL ,there is no reason why this concession should not be offered to tubeworkers too.The strike action was interrupted for fresh talks after London mayorSadiq Khan suddenly discovered unspecified City Hall funds. Khan decidedto act after concerns by business and tourism leaders of massive effectof a week-long strike on the London economy and the post-Christmasreturn to work.It is unfortunate that workers organised in the ASLEF union on LondonUnderground did not take coordinated action with those in the RMT,agreeing to accept the company pay offer of 5%. After pay talks wererenewed, ASLEF leaders then asked for the 12% rise too.West London Buses350 bus drivers and engineers in West London, based at Westbourne Parkgarage, working for London Transit went out on strike on 21st to 23rdDecember, after rejecting a 6.8% pay offer. London Transit is owned byFrench company RATP. It attacked arrangements for days off and for a£500 per annum meal relief payment and failed to okay an increase inhourly pay. Workers must work for 7 years before they get a full rate ofpay, unlike most bus companies who award it after only 3 years of work.Southampton BusesAfter threatening strike action, workers for the bus company Unilink,which provides student transportation to campuses in Southampton,accepted a 7% pay rise, after rejecting a 5.28% pay offer.Cardiff, Gosport, and Northampton Refuse CollectorsWorkers in Cardiff working for the council refuse collection voted tostart four weeks of strikes from 28th December to 25th January. They arestriking over pay, the bullying culture of management, and the failureto enact agreed policies and offer full-time contracts to agencyworkers. Meanwhile refuse workers in Gosport, Hampshire, working for theoutsourcing firm Urbaser, threatened strike action over pay. The firmthen agreed to pay HGV drivers £15 an hour and other workers £12 anhour, backdated to April 1st 2023. As a result, the strike was calledoff. In Northampton, refuse workers working for Veolia threatened strikeaction over the Christmas period . The company then offered Christmasbonuses, but workers are still prepared to strike if a pay offer abovethe rate of inflation is not agreed.Iceland Warehouse Workers150 Workers at the Iceland cold storage warehouse in Swindon, who workfor sub-contractor GXO, earn the minimum wage. They rejected thecompany's plans for a two year below inflation pay deal and went out onstrike over Christmas, on 14-18th December and 27-30th December.Gosport ASDA WorkersWorkers at an ASDA supermarket in Gosport are planning to strike from12th to 26th January over safety concerns. Management has failed toaddress these concerns on five occasions.South Wales Gas WorkersWORKERS AT the Flogas gas supplier at Llandarcy in South Wales struckfor two weeks over Christmas and New Year. Workers are furious that theyare paid less than workers at the same company in England. Workers beganstrikes last year.Clyde Shipyard WorkersWorkers at a Clyde shipyard are set to strike for 20 days beginning inJanuary and ending on 27th March. They are employed by sub-contractorsCBL Cable Contractors at the Govan and Scotstoun yards. They voted 100%for strike actionBarts Workers Ready to StrikeWorkers at Barts Hospital in London plan to strike from 29th January.These include pathology workers and laundry and maintenance workers.Pathology workers will be striking for a week and other workers may joinin. Laundry workers have united with porters, cooks, and cleaners todemand the Covid Bonus promised by the government. Pathology workerswent out on strike for 2 days before Christmas as well.Greenwich Library WorkersLibrary workers employed by Greenwich Leisure plan to take strike actionafter the employers failed to offer a 2023 pay deal above inflation.Movianto WorkersWorkers at the Movianto warehouse in Bedford, which distributesspecialised medical equipment and medication, have voted to strike by80% over collective bargaining.HartlepoolAround 150 workers at TMD Friction in Hartlepool, which supplies carparts UK wide, walked out in early January on two days., after rejectinga 4% pay offer. They also imposed an overtime ban, and plan threefurther 24-hour strikes.West LothianCraft workers, including labourers and painters, working for WestLothian Council are also set for strikes after massively voting foraction over pay. They have already gone out on three 24-hour strikes.Pensions Workers in BrightonWorkers at the Pension Regulator(TPR) in Brighton are planning onstriking over 12 days, after having struck for 36 days in 2023. Theyrejected a laughable 3% pay offer.Merseyside FirefightersAfter workers at the fire control room on Merseyside threatened eightdays of strikes from 27th December on a ballot by 100%, managementbacked down and agreed a pay rise of £6,680 per year and a new dutyshift system as well as compensation if workers agree to change shiftsat short notice.https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/2024/01/11/workplace-resistance/_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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