Siteworker calls on construction workers not to sign new agreement

October 17 Regular readers of the NSSN website will be aware of the epic struggle being waged by construction workers against the whole sale destruction of their industries terms and conditions. These attacks have been presented to construction workers in the latest Building Engineering Services National Agreement (BESNA). You can read the BESNA in full here.

This agreement, has been presented to workers as a done deal, with pressure being brought to bear on them to sign it straight away.

Siteworker, the rank and file magazine that has played a key role in recent protests at construction sites across the country, has urged Unite members not to sign this agreement. If Unite members are asked to sign the BESNA they should contact Unite official Vince Passfield at 0208 596 9966 immediately.

If there are other electricians, pipefitters, plumbers etc on site who are not in the union then urge them to join the union and stand together against this attack from the employers. Finally, the key to maintaining good conditions at work is to have effective shop stewards on site. If there are no shop stewards on the job union members should call a meeting to elect reps to organise the fightback.