Frederick Douglass

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them..." Frederick Douglass

Friday, June 10, 2011

Ayrshire (Scotland) food depot workers take strike action

The GMB said the staff voted overwhelmingly for industrial action after being told their hours would be increased from 37.5 to 45 hours a week with no additional pay.
'Unacceptable proposals'

Mick Conroy, of the GMB, said: "The company proposals are completely unacceptable. Asking people to work an additional 7.5 hours for no additional pay is equivalent to a cut in hourly pay rates of 20%. It will not be accepted by GMB members.


This is why they call it the dictatorship of the proletariat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-13726160