Shelter Dispute Still On !
by Andy Locke
(from Scottish Socialist Voice, 18th April 2008)
FOLLOWING a derisory revised offer from management last week, the Shelter
dispute rolls on!
Hopes were high that management would see sense when industrial action was
suspended for talks at ACAS - however management’s one off payment
of £150 to all staff in exchange for downgrading, pay cuts and longer
working hours was never likely to impress Union Stewards - therefore the
dispute’s back on.
Members will be balloted on the ‘revised offer’ and it looks
like an escalation of action will be required to sort this out.
Declan Canavan speaking at the recent SSP Conference stated the outcome of
this dispute, with Shelters wish to enter a competitive war to win government
contracts by driving down wages and conditions, was important to all voluntary
and public sector workers.
Declan would like to thank all those members at the conference that gave
so generously to the ‘Shelter Strike Fund’ raising an impressive £136
-25p. As importantly Declan would like to thank comrades for their warm words
of support - together we can win!
Please contact your MSP and ask them to support EDM - number S3M-01475 entitled ‘Solidarity
with Shelter Workers’ - and contact your MP and ask them to support
EDM number 1016 entitled ‘Shelter and its Staff.’
Any further donations: cheques payable to’Shelter Strike Fund’ and
send to Shelter Stewards,c/o 48 Swindon Close, Gorton, Manchester.
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