Great Britain: bitter end to the conflict for the employees of the Hull bio-ethanol plant

The Redhall workers refused to accept dismissal and mounted a campaign of action including daily mass protests at Saltend, blockades of the gates, a temporary occupation of the construction site, and many marches in Hull and elsewhere. Yet ultimately, all they succeeded in doing with these actions was to first gain an offer of a pay off from Vivergo and, second, to increase the size of the fund for paying them off and the dropping of some of the conditions attached to accepting the money. Re-employment and re-engagement were never serious possibilities.

Through . Published on 09 June 2011 à 9h34 - Update on 09 June 2011 à 9h34

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The Redhall workers refused to accept dismissal and mounted a campaign of action including daily mass protests at Saltend, blockades of the gates, a temporary occupation of the construction site, and many marches in Hull and elsewhere. Yet ultimately, all they succeeded in doing with these actions was to first gain an offer of a pay off from Vivergo and,…

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