The document summarizes the second week of strike action by DSG workers against the company. It reports that picket lines remained strong across all DSG sites, with solidarity and morale remaining high. Strikers have received donations and messages of support from their union and other workers taking strike action. The dispute is seen as important not just for the workers' pay and conditions, but for giving a boost to broader resistance against austerity. Plans are discussed to escalate actions if the company does not make concessions by Christmas.
The document summarizes the second week of strike action by DSG workers against the company. It reports that picket lines remained strong across all DSG sites, with solidarity and morale remaining high. Strikers have received donations and messages of support from their union and other workers taking strike action. The dispute is seen as important not just for the workers' pay and conditions, but for giving a boost to broader resistance against austerity. Plans are discussed to escalate actions if the company does not make concessions by Christmas.
The document summarizes the second week of strike action by DSG workers against the company. It reports that picket lines remained strong across all DSG sites, with solidarity and morale remaining high. Strikers have received donations and messages of support from their union and other workers taking strike action. The dispute is seen as important not just for the workers' pay and conditions, but for giving a boost to broader resistance against austerity. Plans are discussed to escalate actions if the company does not make concessions by Christmas.
got off to a superb start with pickets as large as ever across all DSG sites. If DSG hoped to weaken our resolve by trying to bribe us with our own bonus, then they will be sorely disappointed when the Cabinet Office gets sent the latest strike figures. A real sense of solidarity has built up among the pickets and there is a confident and buoyant atmosphere outside all of the gates. Each day our many supporters are bringing good will messages and money to help us win the strike.
Picketing at Stirling Picketing at Warminster Photo: Najah Bashie
Vicious
Yesterday a representative from
Donnington joined lecturers at Lambeth College. The UCU members are beginning their latest three-day strike action in opposition to a vicious attack on their terms and conditions. Addressing UCU pickets, he said You would find it hard to find two workforces as different you work in a college and we fix tanks. What unites us all is we both have had enough and are fighting back! In a terrific display of solidarity the Lambeth College workers made a donation of 110 to our strike fund. This is just one example of our strike gaining massive publicity across the trade union movement. Everyone wants to see a victory for our side and thats why so many people are supporting us. Winning this dispute not only
DSG meets Lambeth College strikers Photo: Michael Bradley
means we get a decent pay rise it
will also give a massive boost to all those wanting to fight austerity. On many of our picket lines the debate has rightly started to focus on how best to escalate the action after
Picketing at Bovington Photo: Tim Nichols
Christmas if DSG dont see sense.
Given the importance of our dispute to all workers we should also be calling on leaders of other unions to throw their weight behind us and help us secure victory.
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