Lindsey Workers walk out over Redundancies

Total have bitten off more than they can chew at Lindsey. Total are dictating organisational change to the contractors which has been condemned by the workforce.
I will post more info when I find it.

Update. Morning Star.

Rob Williams reinstated!! Militancy pays

From the Unite website

Workers' unity secures Linamar convenor's job
10th June 2009

Unite convenor Rob Williams has been reinstated to his post at the Swansea plant of car components maker Linamar, the company and the union announced today (Wednesday).

The decision reverses last month's dismissal of Mr Williams by the company and means that the strike planned to secure his reinstatement, due to start tomorrow, has been called off. Unite and Linamar will now work together to ensure the plant's future success.

Unite assistant general secretary, Len McCluskey, who led talks with management to secure Rob Williams' reinstatement, said today: "We are delighted at this outcome, which represents a victory for the solidarity of the workforce at Linamar. It is also a tribute to the wider support for Rob expressed by the labour movement throughout Wales in particular.

"I hope that employers throughout the country will take note that Unite will always be prepared to stand behind its elected representatives and will not accept attacks of this kind against union organisation.

"Now this dispute is behind us, we are looking forward to working constructively with the company to help secure the future of the Swansea plant in the very difficult worldwide economic environment."

New Labour Meltdown

The results on the 4th June were no shock. They were a reality to the depths New Labour has sunk steadily to over the past few years. 'Its policy, stupid', that matters but instead of shouting about the decent policies that labour brought in the issue has centered on a power struggle between the Blairite and the Brownite wing of New Labour. As an active Trade Unionist who pays the political levy I would share with grassroots Labour campaigners the treachery of Purnel, Flint, Hoon and Hutton with disgust. These chancers represent the real heart of New Labour in my view. Their loyalty to the Labour Party has been really demonstrated by their actions over the last couple of days. They should leave the Party.

What really summed it up for me though was the treatment LDV workers got by the Government. A planned lobby and meeting with relevant ministers at Westminster was canceled due to a cabinet reshuffle!! This because of the antics of these charlatans who entered the Labour Party to pursue their careers and claim expenses. The LDV workers and the 4000 employees of supporting trades that would be affected by closure a far more important than the non-entities (some unelected) put in the cabinet!!

The only good news is that Conservative vote dipped 6 points. Wow!!