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Unite welcomes commitment to withdraw controversial contracts (24 February 2012)
Britain’s largest union, Unite, has welcomed the news that the Heating and Ventilating Contractors Association (HVCA) has withdrawn its proposal for a Building Engineering Services National Agreement (BESNA).
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Workers in rolling programme of demonstrations (16 February 2012)
Construction workers have started a series of demonstrations that began at the ConocoPhilips refinery yesterday (15 February) in protest against moves by seven major construction employers to cut pay by up to 35% and de-skill their workforces. Construction workers also demonstrated outside the Electrical Contractors Association's (ECA) annual dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 15 February.
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Unite questions HVCA’s ability to deliver new role (11 October 2011)
Unite is calling into question the ability of the Heating Ventilation Contractors Association to take over from the Joint Industry Boards to deliver improved industrial relations and apprenticeship training in the electrical and plumbing trades. Unite also has concerns over the financial stability of the HVCA which has failed to balance its books for the last two years.
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