Twice during this week police were required to remove picketers who were obstructing the entry of nine breakaway workers to the relocated workshop. On Thursday, about100 supporters protested the operation of the workshop. Tensions were fuelled by provocative local and regional media reporting of the dispute. A spokesman for the nine breakaway workers was reportedly fulsome in praise of the Joy company, and expressed anti-union sentiments. Meanwhile back on the Highlands, with an early hint of snow in the air, the 70 locked-out workers have settled in for the duration.
Financial assistance is welcome.
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