Great Britain: Unite to consult members to launch a strike in construction

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key trade union, announced that it was going to consult its 20,000 members in engineering and construction to launch a national strike after the summer. This is an answer to employers’ rejection of the requests presented by Unite and GMB to improve a sectoral agreement, notably on transparency regarding the employment of immigrant workers. (Ref. 090756)

Consultation in August 2009. From August 11 to September 1, 2009, workers in charge of construction and maintenance at seven British power plan

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