Direct Action #29 (March 1986)
Issue #29 of Direct Action, with articles on the Wapping, French Connection and Silentnight disputes, health and safety at work, privatisation at British Leyland, the push to turn workers into "self-employed" contractors, syndicalism and control, a review of a pamphlet about women's health in the workplace, a controversy over "natural childbirth" methods, resistance to the Fowler Review benefit cuts, international news from the Philippines and the French CNT, France '68, a special extra supplement on the Laings lock-out dispute in the construction industry, and more.
Construction: Struggle at Laing O’Rourke, Britain, 2004
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 10 2006 11:42
The following article provides a short summary about a strike of building workers in London in Autumn 2004. Apart from the more or less self-organised character of the struggle, with workers assemblies in parks and blockage of the site entrances, we think that there were two main interesting aspects of the dispute.
Heathrow: Three day strike at Terminal 5
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 30 2006 18:51
Construction workers for Laing O'Rourke at the Heathrow Terminal 5 site are likely to begin a three day strike from Tuesday morning at 6.45 until the same time Friday morning over their ongoing pay dispute.
Heathrow building workers set to strike again
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 19 2006 18:54
A second strike by workers building Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport looks set to go ahead.
Strike action hits new Heathrow terminal 5 site
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 19 2005 09:56
Nearly 1,000 workers building a £4. 2bn terminal at Heathrow airport went on a 24-hour strike today (16 Dec ).
Strike action hits new Heathrow terminal 5 site
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 16 2005 18:56
Nearly 1,000 workers building a £4. 2bn terminal at Heathrow airport went on a 24-hour strike today.
Laing workers to strike at Terminal 5
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 10 2005 09:58
Hundreds of workers employed by Laing O'Rourke at Terminal 5 will stage a two-week overtime ban and strike several times in December and January.
Wildcat action brewing over the Laing O'Rourke 'contrick'
Submitted by Steven. on Oct 26 2004 19:01
Workers employed by construction giant Laing O'Rourke are refusing the company's new pay and conditions deal.
