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Energy We Can All Afford Meeting
We had an ENERGY WE CAN ALL AFFORD meeting in Derby last night, organised by Derby Climate Coalition, just one of a series of 40 public meetings: see www.energywecanallafford.org Continue reading Energy We Can All Afford Meeting
Bombardier
This story explores how climate activists can work alongside trade unionists in what was at first appearance merely an ‘industrial’ dispute, about jobs.
In June 2011 the news came through that the Canadian multinational Bombardier had not won the Thameslink contract. The implications for employment and Derby were horrendous, the direct loss of 1400 jobs in Derby, and many more indirectly in the region. This decision was made with no consideration given to the social & economic impact on the UK in awarding this contract overseas. The loss of the contract could have led to the shutdown of the last railway manufacturing plant in Britain, and one might argue that this has not happened because of the mighty fight back by members of the public and the unions. Continue reading Bombardier