Nuclear power workers join wildcat strike action over foreign labour

guardian.co.uk ^ | Monday 2 February 2009 | James Sturcke and agencies

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

The wave of wildcat strike action that has swept across the UK escalated today as hundreds more workers walked out in the protest against foreign labour.

Contract workers from the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria, the Heysham nuclear power station in Lancashire and a site at Staythorpe, in Nottinghamshire, joined the unofficial action over the hiring of Italian and Portuguese workers on a Lincolnshire power station project.

[Carry_Okie]

Now if only we could get the EPA and the Fish and Wildlife Service to go on strike.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Labor needs to adopt this tactic here in the USA and revolt against the unions, especially on the illegal immigration issue...

[Clemenza]

Well, the Portuguese are better workers than the Poms, especially the Yobs who bi-ch about LEGAL immigration over there.

The Eye-ties are a whole 'nother issue...

[UCFRoadWarrior]

Now if we can just get the Yanks here to do the same over illegal aliens and H1Bs.....if a nation does not hire their own....their nation no longer exists

[John123]

Can we all just get along?

[smokingfrog]

You (UK) made a pact with the devil (EU) so now you pay the consequences.

[KevinDavis]

There is nothing in the CONSTITUTION THAT STATES ONLY AMERICANS CAN ONLY BE HIRED!!! COMRADE!!!

[JrsyJack]

I thought that foreign workers were good for the economy not to mention the benefits of multicultural diversity and all that.

Wasn't it just a few months ago that Dems were proposing a European style amnesty for foreign workers here in the states? Believe the unions support it as well since foreigners are reliable Dem voters.

[SunkenCiv]

The wave of wildcat strike action that has swept across the UK escalated today as hundreds more workers walked out in the protest against foreign labour. Contract workers from the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria, the Heysham nuclear power station in Lancashire and a site at Staythorpe, in Nottinghamshire, joined the unofficial action over the hiring of Italian and Portuguese workers on a Lincolnshire power station project.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Can we all just get along?

HELL NO! (LOL!)

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

There is nothing in the CONSTITUTION THAT STATES ONLY AMERICANS CAN ONLY BE HIRED!!! COMRADE!!!

There is also nothing in the Constitution that allows for trade agreements to be passed without a 2/3 vote of Congress...

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

You (UK) made a pact with the devil (EU) so now you pay the consequences.

I live on this (US) side of the puddle...

But, I have to admit, my brothers have been sleeping at the switch. Don't forget they lost almost a whole generation of their best and brightest saving our ass. And they did...

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Yep. The Brits are really in a tough spot. They practically stood alone during the some of the worst of a great war and lost a whole generation of their best. It really pisses me off to see some of the less than respectful comments. We are going to be in a tough spot here ourselves and I would much rather have the Royal Marines invade to help than a bunch of ragheads coming unchallenged to pillage...