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In his letter to DP World’s CEO Mohammed Sharaf, Len McCluskey (above) said: ”As a former dockworker I will not countenance the establishment of a major non-union port in Britain. The management of the London Gateway project is refusing to enter into meaningful negotiations with my union and has made it clear that it will not sign a collective agreement covering workers employed at the site. If this blatant anti-union behaviour continues, then I will be left with no option, other than to authorise the start of a Unite campaign to expose the anti-union practices of your company, to all interested parties including shareholders and customers.”The owners of the new prestige deep-sea container port in the Thames Estuary – the London Gateway – have been urged to recognise workers’ rights by Unite, the country’s largest union.
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey urged the port’s owners, Dubai-based DP World, to deliver “basic labour rights for workers” – otherwise the company faces a Unite campaign to expose anti-union practices.
Unite believes that the refusal to recognise the union will mean a race to the bottom in terms of employment conditions which could threaten...
Gavilon’s on-ground presence in Western Australia has vanished almost overnight.
Last week Farm Weekly was made aware the company’s Perth office was closed after Gavilon requested to cancel its future scheduled advertisements in the paper.
It was only in November 2010 that the US grain giant raided the trading arm of Australia’s largest grain handler and WA’s flagship grower-owned business CBH, securing the majority of the co-operative’s senior traders as it looked to establish a stronger presence in Perth.
In June 2011 Gavilon celebrated the opening of its WA office with a golf day, river cruise and cocktail function for clients and guests.
NOTE: Gavilon has been purchased by Marubeni.
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