British Construction Workers

This was encouraging to read. British construction workers force concessions from their employers through solidarity and a correct political strategy. Compare that to what the UAW leadership has done, concession after concession, almost anxiously trying to prove that they can force their workers to subsist on minimum wages if that is what the executives require. It also shows how an international, socialist understanding of struggle can counter the populist, nativist tendencies that the likes of Lou Dobbs could spark during an economic downturn.

"The deal between the Lindsey oil refinery strike committee and the Total oil company, the refinery owners, has set the benchmark for dozens of other sites throughout Britain and, in fact, throughout Europe. This heroic struggle by 1,000 plus construction engineers in the refinery (supported by walk-outs in 20 plus other sites. as well), who were working on different contracts throughout the site in north Lincolnshire, has resulted in a victory for the workers." More