It has blatantly entered into a project labour agreement with the building trades unions even after the ILA made Orsted aware of the scope of longshore work jurisdiction. Harold Daggett, President, ILA said: “Ørsted cannot claim that this is a jurisdictional dispute between unions. Today we are planning protests wherever Ørsted have a presence, so they can expect to hear from us loud and clear that union busting is not welcome.” Climate justice and worker justice must go hand in hand. We don’t believe that companies like Ørsted can call themselves green on one hand, while being prepared to exploit workers on the other. ITF President and Dockers’ Section Chair Paddy Crumlin said: “ITF stand united against what is essentially union busting. Seafarers and dockers are vital to Ørsted’s supply chain and ensuring the smooth delivery and continued service of Ørsted’s offshore wind projects globally. Ørsted has also signed twenty-year contracts with anti-union shipping companies – a direct violation of Ørsted’s own Code of Conduct.Ī company that prides itself on its green credentials, Ørsted is disregarding the workers involved in delivering its services. Ørsted US has failed to negotiate in good faith, breaking promises to workers and union members represented by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) in New London, Connecticut. Unions affiliated to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Dockworkers Council (IDC) will today (20 September) deliver the letter to key Ørsted offices, as well as holding protests in key ports in North America, Europe, Australia and the UK. Over 215 unions from 100 countries have signed an open letter to Mads Nipper, Group President and CEO of Ørsted, calling on Nipper to directly intervene and resolve the issues between Ørsted US and US maritime unions. Hundreds of trade unions from across the world will join together in protest against union-busting measures taken by renewable energy company Ørsted.
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