by An American in London
Sat Dec 29th, 2007 at 07:00:03 AM EST
Airport workers today [editor's note, by Migeru: 2007 December 21] announced a strike against BAA 7 major airports in the UK because the Spanish owned BAA is canceling the final pension scheme plan for new workers but will not effect current employees. Nice to see there are still some principles left worth striking over.
The UK management of BAA is against their Spanish owners pension decision and the union feels the only way to get their Spanish owners to listen is to stage a strike.
It would be constructive for the EU to set enforceable high standards for pension etc., based on the previous company directed pension plans as long as they providing the best possible security for the employees.
It would obliterate the 'takeover for profits only' which has infested Europe and has decimated the European model of social justice, which the US electorate is finally now realizing it needs.
Link to BBC story.
Diary rescue by Migeru