Metronet rejects union pleas on Tube electrical work
http://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2008/04/16 [2008-7-10]
Tag : electrical tube
"All the major names in the M&E sector are members of the JIBand recent successful projects like the Channel Tunnel Rail Linkhave all used only member firms for electrical work.
"The underground network should be using the highest qualityelectricians available and that means using JIB firms."
Industrial relations experts are also warning that the use ofnon-JIB firms could lead to unrest on Tube projects.
One site source said: "It could mean industrial relations problemsif you let non-JIB firms in because that causes all sorts ofresentment and ill-feeling from the JIB people."
A Metronet spokesman said: "There is no foundation to theallegations that safety is compromised and there is nojustification for us to amend our policy and practices.
"Any contractor employed by Metronet has to demonstrate to oursatisfaction that its staff and sub-contractors possess sufficientqualifications, skills and experience to fulfil their duties." What is the jib?
The JIB is the collective term for the partnership between theElectrical Contractors Association and Unite (Amicus section).
During the 1950s and early 1960s, the electrical contractingindustry suffered poor relations between the union and Employers'Association resulting in a series of strikes and lock-outs.
"All the major names in the M&E sector are members of the JIBand recent successful projects like the Channel Tunnel Rail Linkhave all used only member firms for electrical work.
"The underground network should be using the highest qualityelectricians available and that means using JIB firms."
Industrial relations experts are also warning that the use ofnon-JIB firms could lead to unrest on Tube projects.
One site source said: "It could mean industrial relations problemsif you let non-JIB firms in because that causes all sorts ofresentment and ill-feeling from the JIB people."
A Metronet spokesman said: "There is no foundation to theallegations that safety is compromised and there is nojustification for us to amend our policy and practices.
"Any contractor employed by Metronet has to demonstrate to oursatisfaction that its staff and sub-contractors possess sufficientqualifications, skills and experience to fulfil their duties." What is the jib?
The JIB is the collective term for the partnership between theElectrical Contractors Association and Unite (Amicus section).
During the 1950s and early 1960s, the electrical contractingindustry suffered poor relations between the union and Employers'Association resulting in a series of strikes and lock-outs.
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