Unite dockers fight back against recession
4th June 2009
Unite dock workers from ports across the UK attended a
conference in London today (Thursday) to discuss the impact the
recession is having on members’ job security and terms of
employment.
Brendan Gold, Unite national secretary for docks and waterways
said: “Delegates attending the National Docks Conference reported
on the impact the recession is having with redundancies and forced
changes to working practices in many ports.
“It is clear that some employers are hiding behind the current
downturn to force through changes in working agreements which they
have been after for many years.
“The conference today has put port employers on a warning that
Unite will support all dock workers fighting to protect their jobs
and reject changes which result in the fragmentation of the
industry and to resist all attempts to take dock work away from
dockers.”
ENDS
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