Crane & Cast dismissals
Feb 9 2006 19:56
Did anyone else hear about this? Shocking even by normal standards!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4695114.stm
can we do anything about it? Is there ay means of expressing solidarity, has anyone heard of any protests? Does the company have interests else where?
Feb 10 2006 14:17
#2
thats pretty damn bad. We should definitely be getting involved in anything they decide to do. How about a message of solidarity and offer to support them in any action they choose to take?
Feb 11 2006 19:34
#3
it would be good to get a notice of solidarity together and offer support, the problem at the moment is how we get in contact with a group of workers who were sacked 4 days ago now and dont seem to have much support from their union T&GW (there was nothing on their website last i saw). They only employed 45 odd workers so knowing someone who knows anyone working there is unlikely.
The contact address of the foundry is here http://www.kellysearch.co.uk/gb-company-80051144.html
Nov 17 2009 12:30
#4
Maybe this is the dark side of this year of occupations, firms acting pro-actively to prevent any remedy by the workers. Sh*t that sucks, lovely xmas present come early.
Dec 19 2009 19:33
#5
Is this completely legal? Shouldn't they given some sort of notice if there going to lose their jobs?
If they're anything to do with the Crane multinational conglomerate, which is one of the biggest companies in its field in the world, then yes. I used to work at the Ipswich arm, which was also shit (most staff under about 50 years old were temps, laid off or tacken on as and when, hundreds had been laid off without warning not long before I arrived, hundreds more not long after I left)