gas

Bangladesh; life's a gas! $100 a month employee grabs 'bonus' of $145 million

Ret Marut — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:19:19 +0000

The head of the state-owned Titas Gas Distribution Company has estimated that 80% of his employees (including, as he was obliged to admit, himself) are corrupt - investigators are trying to trace just how many millions have been siphoned off. It is claimed that "almost everyone in the company is a millionaire".

300-strong wildcat in Milford Haven ends

Joseph K. — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:53:35 +0000

The Western Telegraph reports:

Three hundred men working for Shaw stopped working at 10 am on Thursday, and marched on the offices of main contractors Chicago Bridge and Iron. The men came out in support of fellow worker, Omar Mohamed, who alleges that he has suffered racial harassment from workers from another company sub contracting to CB&I.

The struggle against Shell in the west of Ireland

Terry — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:53:22 +0000

There are, at a very conservative estimate, currently thirty local campaigns against unwanted hazardous developments in Ireland.

Rossport: a closer look.

Terry — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:30:43 +0000

This campaign against the plan to build an unprecedented high-pressure raw gas pipeline and refinery in Northwest Mayo is in its sixth year, but last spring took a turn towards popular protest and direct action and has shut down construction work.

LPG - a load of hot air

Freedom — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 07:34:09 +0000

A report has found that the Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) market is uncompetitive and could be ripping off vulnerable rural people, but has refused to suggest the breakup of controlling monopolies.

LPG is used to supply heating for housing not covered by the national gas grid, with people living in rural areas having gas periodically delivered and stored at their homes.

Shell to Sea: the struggle against the gas pipeline and refinery in Ireland - background and updates

libcom — Wed, 03 May 2006 12:12:01 +0000

This libcom.org news feature contains background information and updates on the struggle and related developments.

Background information
Pipeline and refinery

Russian gas crisis boost for the nuclear lobby

libcom — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:52:42 +0000

In early January, Russia restricted the supply of gas to its neighbour Ukraine. The Russian state gas company, Gazprom, suddenly increased the price of gas Ukraine was paying from the heavily subsidized rate of $50 per 1,000 cubic metres to the market rate of some $230 per 1,000 cubic metres . Not surprisingly, Ukraine refused to pay.

British gas engineers out on strike

Steven. — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:07:49 +0000

Further 24 hours strikes are planned for 19 and 21 December, and 6 and 9 January, although the engineers have agreed to provide emergency coverage to vulnerable customers - they are front-line engineers who mend people's boilers.

6,000 workers are taking part, all of whom are GMB members.