{"id":2767,"date":"2015-01-20T13:55:42","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T13:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=2767"},"modified":"2015-01-20T13:55:42","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T13:55:42","slug":"100-per-cent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=2767","title":{"rendered":"100 per cent for"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Ferry workers in Woolwich have said \u00e2\u20ac\u0098enough is enough,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 after voting 100 per cent in favour of strike action, following operator Marine Briggs attacking long-standing agreements and practices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn a dispute over pay disparities, the use of agency staff and ceasing the practice of extending sick payments in exceptional cases, all 26 of Unite members in the workplace, which include crew, electricians and road traffic teams, voted \u00e2\u20ac\u0098yes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to strike action if negotiations planned on January 28 fail to reach an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nPotential strike action could cause serious disruption to the Woolwich\/Greenwich Thames river crossing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nUnite regional officer Onay Kasab said he was optimistic that talks could end the dispute.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe decision to take strike action is never easy,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnite has a proud track record of working with employers to resolve disputes and we believe that reaching a negotiated settlement to this dispute makes sense for our members and the company.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nBut, Kasab emphasised that workers would not back down if talks fail.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnite welcomes Briggs Marine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s commitment to talks but warns that strike action remains firmly on the cards after the strong vote in favour of strike action,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u015bOur members couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be clearer,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 Kasab added. \u00e2\u20ac\u015bA 100 per cent vote in favour of strike action is a vote against Briggs Marine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s heavy handed attempts to bully workers into accepting attacks to long standing agreements and practices that must not be ignored.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ferry workers in Woolwich have said \u00e2\u20ac\u0098enough is enough,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 after voting 100 per cent in favour of strike action, following operator Marine Briggs attacking long-standing agreements and practices. &nbsp; In a dispute over pay disparities, the use of agency staff and ceasing the practice of extending sick payments in exceptional cases, all 26 of Unite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[132],"wps_subtitle":"Ferry workers unanimously back strike action in face of pay disparities and agency staff","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2767"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2767"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2770,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2767\/revisions\/2770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}