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Energy workers to stage more protests as companies raise bills but not pay

Employees at Drax, Grangemouth and other energy sites will walk out every fortnight as firms rake in huge profits

By Adam Ramsay
Energy workers to stage more protests as companies raise bills but not pay
Grangemouth Oil Refinery in central Scotland | 'The justified sinner', some rights reserved.
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Energy workers are promising rolling protests at major sites across the UK as employers push up bills and profits soar despite falling real-terms pay.

Speaking from Drax power station in Yorkshire, where he described working conditions as “red hot,” industrial scaffolder Richard Foster said workers at 29 sites across the UK had committed to protesting every other Wednesday until their wage demands are met.

Workers taking part in the action demonstrated at a number of sites that are vital to the UK’s energy infrastructure yesterday, including Drax, Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland, Pembroke oil refinery in Wales, and Humber oil refinery in England.

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