Few
weeks ago British workers struck heavily against a 200 million pounds contract
signed between Total and IREM, an Italian firm. According to the contract IREM
would have employed around 400 non-British workers on a Total oil refinery plant
in Scotland, with much resentment of the local and national workforce. European
laws clearly speak in favour of the agreement but this episode represents an early
symptom of a more acute disease, at a moment when EU political cohesion is running
low and disputed European elections are on their way... full
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Few
weeks ago British workers struck heavily against a 200 million pounds contract
signed between Total and IREM, an Italian firm. According to the contract IREM
would have employed around 400 non-British workers on a Total oil refinery plant
in Scotland, with much resentment of the local and national workforce. European
laws clearly speak in favour of the agreement but this episode represents an early
symptom of a more acute disease, at a moment when EU political cohesion is running
low and disputed European elections are on their way... 