Electrical & Mechanical workers campaign updates

The latest campaign updates and developments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

  • 13th January 2012 - Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Sparks protest at Grangemouth - Unite Electrical, Mechanical, & Engineering construction workers protest at the INEOS Refinery, Grangemouth, against the BESNA agreement, which will impose massive cuts on their terms and conditions and deskill their trades.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • 6th December 2011 - Click here for Unite the Union M&E campaign press releases, and visit the latest news section of the website for the latest up to date news.

 

 

 

  • 21st November 2011 -The Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry (JIB), have after consultation with the parties to the JIB national agreement, being the ECA (Electrical Contractors' Association) and Unite the Union, issued a statement on the HVCA's proposals. The JIB are now in the process of writing out to all individual JIB member company operatives and contractors regarding this. The statement can be viewed by following this link: www.jib.org.uk/the-proposed-hvca-alternative-agreement-the-jib-view-news.aspx



  • 21st November 2011 - The Scottish and Northern Ireland Joint Industry Board for the Plumbing Industry (SNIJIB), have issued a statement on the HVCA's proposals which can be viewed by following this link: www.snijib.org/news1.htm



  • 19th November 2011 - unitescotland.org - Unite construction workers demonstrated in Glasgow on 19th November 2011 against their terms and conditions being ripped up by the major construction companies.

 

 

  • 18th November 2011 - Scottish construction workers will continue their fight this Saturday (19th November) against major industry employers intent on ripping-up national agreements and imposing massive cuts on their terms and conditions. Visit the unitescotland.org website here for more details.

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

  • 28th September 2011 - CLICK HERE for the latest campaign bulletin (file opens in Adobe PDF)

 

  • 21st September 2011 - Click here for the latest press releases both nationally and regionally from Unite regarding the campaign to protect the national agreements, terms and conditions of the UK Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical contracting workforce. All national press releases will firstly appear under latest news on the main news and events page.

 

  • 14th September 2011 - IMPORTANT BULLETIN TO ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING & MECHANICAL MEMBERS: Workers in the eight breakaway companies have been given a stark choice, either agree to sign new contracts on much worse pay and terms and conditions or face the sack on December 7 and be re-engaged on the reduced terms and conditions. Unite's advice to you is: DON'T SIGN. If your employer pulls you in for a one to one don't be bullied and don't sign a new contract. It's vital that individuals don't sign up and that we fight this attack collectively. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE

 

  • 14th September 2011 - CLICK HERE to download the latest campaign bulletin (File opens in Adobe PDF) 

 

 

  • 13th September 2011 - "What the Majors want" (web page updated with up to date Major contractors documents to download - click here)

 

 

  • 19th August 2011 - New materials added in the campaign resources section - click here

 

 

  • 17th August 2011 - An extremely well attended meeting of the Unite Shop Stewards Forum representing Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical workers took place today (Wednesday 17th August 2011) in Leeds. Shop stewards from all corners of the UK attended the Forum in relation to the Employers' proposed Building Services Engineering National Agreement consisting of eight Major contractors who seek to impose this new agreement on their employees. The Stewards sent a clear message that our membership throughout the UK are not prepared to accept the termination of their existing national agreements and the imposition of new terms and conditions of employment. Together in solidarity and as a united team the Stewards and our membership are determined to defend their agreements, craft heritage and trades. Members and shop stewards will be meeting regionally. Contact your Construction Regional Officer to get involved and obtain campaign materials and assistance in site organisation. It is imperative that we work together. As a united team we will succeed.

 

  • 16th August 2011 - A meeting of the NECC National Shop Stewards Forum (National Engineering Construction Committee – comprising the Unite and GMB trade unions in Engineering Construction) was held in Leeds on 15th and 16th August 2011. The shop stewards, all working under the NAECI (National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry), represent workers responsible for the construction, repair and maintenance of the UK’s critical infrastructure including serving the power generation, nuclear, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, process, steel,  oil and gas sectors. The Forum said:  "This NAECI National Shop Stewards Forum express our serious concerns in relation to the actions of eight major contractors and the HVCA who are seeking to potentially withdraw from the established National Agreements within the Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical contracting sectors. We perceive that their moves amount to a unilateral and unprecedented attack on the terms, conditions, skills and apprenticeships of Unite members employed under these longstanding agreements which are allied to our industry and national agreement. We see this attack and their proposed deskilling of the workforce as the employers seeking to exploit the current economic climate. Their proposed downgrading of the skilled workforce fails to address the chronic skills gap and shortfall in apprenticeships that they have created. This Forum therefore resolves to support our M&E contracting colleagues in their fight to retain their hard won national agreements and skills."

 
  • 12th August 2011 - Get organised on site - Campaign page with information, materials and guidance on site organisation added here

 

  • 5th August 2011 -The Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry (JIB), have today, after consultation with the parties to the JIB national agreement, being the ECA (Electrical Contractors' Association) and Unite the Union, issued a statement on their website concerning the actions of the Major contractors. The JIB are now in the process of writing out to all individual JIB member company operatives and contractors regarding this. The statement can be viewed by following this link: www.jib.org.uk/agreement.htm

 

  • 2nd August 2011- Members at Balfour Beatty Engineering Services and Crown House Technologies have been informed by management that Unite Full Time Officers will not be allowed access to site to discuss management proposals in their circular of last Friday. In the event our officers encounter difficulties from the Site Managers of these Majors, Unite Officers draw the workforce and employers attention to Section 7 sub section 3.9, 3.10 & 3.11 of the JIB agreement and Rule 24 of the HVAC agreement , ensuring the union is able to address the workforce on every project/site in the regions.


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