{"id":12276,"date":"2017-05-04T12:15:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T11:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=12276"},"modified":"2017-05-04T12:15:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T11:15:26","slug":"strong-strike-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=12276","title":{"rendered":"Strong strike mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The \u00e2\u20ac\u0098brutal\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 planned closure of a DHL Supply Chain site in South Yorkshire and a \u00e2\u20ac\u0098derisory\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 pay offer has prompted 15 days of strikes, Unite has said.<\/p>\n

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About 120 warehouse workers, members of Unite, at the two sites at Tickhill, Doncaster and at the nearby site at Harworth will start their rolling programme of strikes on May 15 in protest at the closure of the Harworth site and a pay offer of 1.25 per cent for the year starting June 2016.
\nThe union warned that many of the 150 workers at the threatened Harworth site faced losing their jobs.<\/p>\n

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The workers voted by a majority of 78 per cent to strike for 24 hours on May 15; for three days on May 25; and for 11 days from June 1. All strikes will start at 10pm.<\/p>\n

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Unite regional officer Harriet Eisner said,\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe strikes are in response to a derisory pay offer of 1.25 per cent and in the context of a brutal TUPE – Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations \u00e2\u20ac\u201c manoeuvre which will see the closure of DHL\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Harworth site and potential job losses for many of the 150 workers based there.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThese are individuals, many of whom are ex-miners, who walk or cycle to work from the neighbouring villages of Tickhill and Harworth and will be expected to travel 20 miles to the site at Markham Vale, operated by Great Bear Distribution, where warehouse workers are paid \u00c2\u01411 an hour less.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe want to resolve the dispute and protect as many jobs as possible by replacing agency workers with the permanent staff who face relocation to Markham Vale,” she noted.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bFor those that can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t undertake the new travelling distances, we want a guarantee of a generous redundancy package.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bAs ever with these TUPE exercises, vulnerable workers are shoved from pillar to post without any security,” Eisner added. “This move is the result of DHL losing a contract and another company – Great Bear – refusing to give our members any reassurances about their futures.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bIn talks yesterday (May 3) with the two companies, the bosses at Great Bear revealed that the daily two 10-minute paid breaks are being abolished and trade union recognition and collective bargaining rights currently enjoyed by the Harworth workers will also not transfer in June.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe management also said that it would refuse to recognise Unite as the union for the TUPE\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d workers for collective bargaining and pay negotiations.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bI think we can see the clear direction of travel here \u00e2\u20ac\u201c that our members will see reduced pay and conditions under the new set-up,” she argued.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThis latest twist of the knife just reinforces the strong mandate we have for 15 days of strike action.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bHowever, we urge the management at DHL and Great Bear to negotiate in a constructive fashion before this dispute escalates and disruption for their customers occurs very swiftly.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bOur members are not going to be pawns in some corporate cost-cutting exercise. These are hardworking employees and they deserve to be treated decently \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and Unite will fight to that end.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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