Teamsters, Laborers And Sheet Metal Workers Show Solidarity For British Workers
February 17, 2012
Teamsters in New York joined forces this week with members of the Sheet Metal Workers and the Laborers unions to leaflet the offices of Parsons Brinckerhoff, a subsidiary of the British construction contractor Balfour Beatty. Balfour Beaty is the largest construction contractor in the UK and also has extensive operations in the U.S. Balfour Beatty was leading an effort in the United Kingdom to undermine the collective bargaining agreement for construction workers there.
The New York rally was held in conjunction with solidarity actions also taking place in the United Kingdom. Today, February 17, 2012, the company backed down and is now in active negotiations with the unions.