Amicus

Large engineering and general union

Amicus election

Blair favourite Sir Ken is out By Miriam Shaw Derek Simpson's victory over Ken Jackson in an election for General Secretary of Amicus is a great result for the left in the unions. A blow to New Labour - Jackson was the leader closest to Blair - and a great opening for those who want to democratise Amicus and make it into a fighting union. The Executive of the union has yet to endorse Simpson's election, but now that Blair has told Jackson to "give in gracefully" it is probable they will do so at their next meeting on 13 August. Simpson is a long-time Sheffield-based official of the union...

Strike at Short Brothers

About 4,400 workers at Short Brothers, the Canadian-owned aerospace firm in Belfast, have struck for six days over job cuts and working conditions. The striking workers were represented by Amicus and the TGWU. The Canadian firm Bombardier wanted to reform work shifts and reduce overtime payments, under threat of job cuts. The firm had already cut 600 jobs in May and has cut more than 2,000 workers since 2001. Short Brothers is still Northern Ireland's largest commercial employer with a current workforce of 5,600. The unions have agreed a deal for no redundancies before the end of March and the...

Flying Sparks

FLYING SPARKS! Bulletin of Jubilee ‘AEEU’ Strikers Info from bulletins No.1 + 2 , Monday and Wednesday, 23rd + 25th November 1998 Monday 23rd November “KINGS CROSS - NEVER AGAIN!” say 700 JLE Sparks striking for safety We, 700 electricians on the Jubilee Line Extension are still on strike from last week over safety and then victimisation. We cannot afford to compromise. Xmas trees have been ordered for picket lines - just in case! The Safety AEEU Rep. at London Bridge Station discovered there was no fire alarm protection. 100 workers were not informed of the evacuation. The Safety Rep told the...

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