Following the sacking of 800 P&O Ferries workers, Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union General Secretary, has issued the following statement:
“Firefighters and Emergency Fire Control Staff in the Fire Brigades Union utterly condemn the actions of P&O in sacking 800 workers, members of the RMT and Nautilus International unions. These workers will have the support and solidarity of all trade unionists in the UK and across the world.
“These actions by this brutal employer are a sign of the disgraceful state of workers' rights in the UK after decades of anti- union and anti-worker legislation which has created an endless race to the bottom and a bonanza for exploitative bosses.
“We send our support and solidarity to the workers concerned and will do all in our power to help defeat this disgraceful attack by P&O bosses. Stand firm.”
