Battle of Grangemouth: : A Worker's Story /

An account of the assault on the Union at Grangemouth in 2013, when workers were forced to accept cuts in their pay andconditions by the owner's threat of closure. Written by the Grangemouth convenor, The Battle of Grangemouth is a vital storyin trying times, and demonstrates why, now more than...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lyon, Hugh Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Petroleum industry and trade > Scotland > Grangemouth > Employees > Biography.
Strikes and lockouts > Oil industries > Scotland > Grangemouth.
Labor disputes > Scotland > Grangemouth.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The rise and fall of a workers' paradise
  • 2. Things fall apart
  • 3. Enter Ineos
  • 4. Billionaire on benefits
  • 5. The Falkirk Labour Party affair
  • 6. The build-up of the plot
  • 7. The execution of the plot begins
  • 8. The company move in for the kill
  • 9. After the strike
  • Epilogue.

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