PROTEST CONTINUES AT SALTEND - HUNDREDS ATTEND MASS PICKET IN SUPPORT OF LOCKED-OUT WORKERS

At 6:00am on Monday 28th March, 800 construction workers and other trade unionists assembled outside the gates of the Saltend construction site. Many of those in attendance were still recovering from the journey down to London and back on Saturday to protest against the governments vicious cuts agenda. But another early morning was needed as 400 construction workers have now been locked out of the site by the contractor Redhalls for nearly a fortnight.

Delegations from West Burton, Pembroke and other construction sites joined the mass picket, while representatives of the West Burton site reported that all other workers on their site had downed tools today in solidarity with Saltend workers.

A demonstration in the centre of Hull is planned for mid-day today, when the construction workers will be joined by other trade unionists from across the public and private sector.

UPDATE: At mid-day today, over 1000 trade unionists joined the protest in the centre of Hull to support locked-out Saltend workers. The protest was addressed by speakers from UNISON and NUT representing public sector workers, as well as Keith Gibson from the Saltend Lock-out Committee and NSSN Convenor Rob Williams.

A video of the city centre protest can be viewed on the Hull Daily Mail website here.

For background on the Satlend dispute see here