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NUCLEAR staff at Scottish naval bases began strike action yesterday, accusing bosses of carrying out a “systematic campaign” to undermine their union and “victimise” shop stewards.
Civilian staff will ban overtime and on-call duties at the Coulport and Faslane naval bases, coinciding with a series of staggered periods of strike action.
Their union Unite said the action will cause “major disruption” to all areas of the bases, including the Nuclear Operations Department, and is likely to affect naval operations until mid-June.
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’
Our members face daily abuse, being spat at, sometimes even deadly assaults, and employers fail to take the issue seriously despite the increasing danger, writes RMT general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY