Power workers continue strikes.Summary: Power industry workers are continuing wildcat strikes An employee work stoppage that is not authorized by the Labor Union to which the employees belong.When employees join a union, they give the union the right to collectively bargain with their employers concerning the terms and conditions of work. in a dispute over the hiring of foreign labour. Power industry workers are continuing wildcat strikes in a dispute over the hiring of foreign labour. The unofficial un·of·fi·cial adj. Of or being a drug that is not listed in the United States Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary. action has hit several sites including a liquefied natural gas liquefied natural gas: see under natural gas. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) A product of natural gas which consists primarily of methane. Its properties are those of liquid methane, slightly modified by minor constituents. terminal in Milford Haven Milford Haven, Welsh Aberdaugleddau, town (1981 pop. 13,883), Pembrokeshire, SW Wales. It is a seaport on the northern side of the estuary called Milford Haven. , West Wales West Wales is the western area of Wales bordered by South Wales to the east. The area is loosely-defined, but is generally considered to include Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, southern areas of Ceredigion, and sometimes the city of Swansea, . , and an oil refinery in Lincolnshire. Meetings are being held at other sites to decide whether hundreds of workers would continue with the unofficial action, which broke out on Tuesday. The strikers say an agreement by a contracting firm to offer jobs to local workers at the South Hook site in Milford Haven was broken when a number of Polish workers were hired. Talks with the contractor were held on Tuesday and are expected to continue in a bid to resolve the dispute. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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