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Labour MP John McDonnell has branded the eight electrical contractors threatening to breakaway from a 40-year-old wage agreement between employers and workers as 鈥減redators鈥�.

McDonnell, who was addressing demonstrators outside Kings Cross station in north London 鈥� was echoing Ed Milliband鈥檚 party conference speech yesterday in which he condemned the 鈥減redator鈥� firms damaging Britain.

The under-construction Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow was also targeted in a sixth week of protests by electricians.

Eight of the industry鈥檚 largest electrical contractors 鈥� including Balfour Beatty and NG Bailey 鈥� are planning to ditch the Joint Industry Board (JIB) agreement in favour of drawing up a new wage agreement.

About 6,000 workers were put on notice earlier this month by the breakaway firms 鈥� which include Balfour Beatty and NG Bailey 鈥� and given until 7 December to sign up to the proposed new 好色先生TV Engineering Services National Agreement (BESNA) or face redundancy.

Union Unite says it is preparing to ballot workers for strike action in the coming weeks. It also claimed yesterday that one of the firms 鈥� MJN Colston 鈥� has reversed its decision to leave the JIB in the face of the protests.

Blane Judd, chief executive of the HVCA, which has drawn up the new BESNA agreement in conjunction with the breakaway firms, said: 鈥淭he door is still open to the union. Please give us a list of your concerns.

But Judd added he was frustrated at the union鈥檚 unwillingness to negotiate. 鈥淗ow do you negotiate when the other side simply says 鈥淚 don鈥檛 like it鈥�? These protests don鈥檛 seem to be driven by the 6,000 people involved, they seem to be driven by seasoned protestors.鈥�