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8/8/2019 NSSN leaflet supporting the FBU
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National Shop StewardsNetworkFor justice in the workplace, workers rights, solidarity and equality - trade union freedom
FIREFIGHTERS HOSPITALISEDIN BRUTAL STRIKEBREAKINGWorkers and trade unionists need to cometo fire-fighters' aid
Trade unionists across the
capital will be horrified to hear
about the assault by strike-
breakers on FBU members lawfullypicketingfire stations during their
strike on Monday 1st November.
Striking London fire-fighter Tamer
Ozdemir and FBU national executive
member for London Ian Leahair
were hospitalised after being run
down by vehicles driven by strike
breakers provided by the private
firm AssetCo and managers.
The London Shop Stewards Networkpledges its full support to the FBU
in their struggle against a bullying
management; the vicious tactic of
issuing 90-day redundancy notices
to all London fire-fighters in order
to plough through unnegotiated
changes to shift patterns will
send a shiver down the spine of
workers in all sectors. If this tactic
is successful, it will be seen as a
green light to other employers toforce through changes to hard won
terms and conditions.
On top of the immediate issues
of the strike, the injuries that FBU
members sustained from strike-
breakers on Monday represent
a serious threat to the right of all
trade unionists to take industrial
action, withdraw their labour and
organise pickets. We call on all trade
unionists to
express their
disgust at
AssetCo andLondon Fire
A u t h o r i t y
managers by
sending letters
of protest to:
ron.dobson@
l o n d o n - f i r e .
gov.uk.
The London
Shop Stewards Network alsobelieves that this scab crew is a
danger to the health and safety of
workers throughout the city. With
only 12 days training, they are not
qualified to deal with callouts and
do not have the capacity or the skill
to deal with emergencies in the
capital.
We therefore believe that trade
unionists in every workplace should
be requesting health and safety
audits, which should include trade
union consultation, into the safety
of opening businesses and services
on strike days. We recognise that
actual solidarity strike action is
difficult to organise due to the
prohibitive anti-trade union laws
put into place by Thatcher and
kept their by successive Tory and
Labour governments. However, we
believe that it is perfectly legitimate
to pursue the serious health andsafety concerns that all trade
unionists will have about working
on days when the FBU is on strike.
We also believe that if, at the end of
November, the 90-day redundancy
notices are implemented and
London Fire Authority carry out
their threat of mass sackings then
workers across London need to be
ready to respond with trade union-wide solidarity action.
The London Shop Stewards Network
stands ready to help organise any
protests or practical expressions of
solidarity that the FBU calls for and
urges all workers to do the same.
We are reliant on the heroic service
that the fire-fighters provide every
day of the year; now, they need our
support in return.
What you can do:Send letters of protest to [email protected]; Send messages
of solidarity to [email protected];Visit your local firestations picket line on the 5th
November; Request a health and safety impact assesment at your workplace.
www.shopstewards.net [email protected] 07952 283 558