Statement to accompany notes taken during meeting – 4th April 2022
Following disapproval from Unite members last week, bonus payments were swiftly amended by the employer for the months of February and March (with April figures in abeyance). Members also requested a number of other issues should be considered by their employer, Bylor - including terms currently covered by the CESA agreement, specifically set out under the following sections:
· Reward: pay, bonus, travel and accommodation allowances
· Behaviours
Representation was made by unite the union during the afternoon of Friday 1st April, following a meeting of union representatives and some lay members. This has resulted in an emergency Site Joint Council meeting convened for Wednesday 6th April. A detailed submission drawn up by the unions (with lay representation) will be presented and reviewed by the signatories at this conference.
The joint unions would remind members that despite some immediate wins, issues linked to amendments of existing agreements (set out in CESA) will take some time to discuss and arrive at a jointly accepted position. However, there are a number of immediate actions that can easily be taken by the employer, including the management of the behaviour of its Black Hat supervisors.
I also think this message is very brief and isn't really outlining much at all after what the majority of us laid on the line members deserve better than this, typical unite.. Taking control, and not really telling us anything at all... I think this is why the general consensus is they are not really representing us in an authentic way and to our needs, we lead this stand down, because they haven't been doing their job properly, and weakened the term "Union" within the project, I think most people were just paying there subs just because it was "easier, I think there should be an opportunity to ballot for a complete reshuffle within the union, or look at bringing…
This needs to be dealt with in an urgent swift fashion, not the usual procrastinating holding on onto every last second.. Like that's their way of controlling the situation
So what's been achieved a part from bonus payments?