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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham gave a barnstorming speech at the TUC’s Right to Strike march and rally on Saturday (January 27). You can watch her full speech in the video below. You can also view a photo gallery of pictures from the event on UniteLive here.
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Unite members joined thousands of people from the trade union movement at the TUC’s Protect the Right to Strike march and rally on Saturday (January 27) in Cheltenham. Unite made a particularly strong showing at the demonstration, with members from all sectors represented including health, local government, steel and many others. They all sent a […]
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The Minimum Service Levels Act could restrict the right to strike for over five million workers
The article UNISON joins Cheltenham rally to defend the right to strike first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The Minimum Service Levels Act could restrict the right to strike for over five million workers
The article UNISON joins Cheltenham rally to defend the right to strike first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Trade unions are once again under Tory attack from this government. One in five workers is losing their right to strike. Repressive minimum service levels (MSLs) are being imposed to force unions to ‘police’ their own strikes and even cross picket lines.
The post Protect the right to strike appeared first on Unite Live.
As the TUC meets to plan its response tomorrow (December 8) my message is clear: don’t back down, strikes are a vital part of how we improve pay and conditions.
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Minimum service levels in schools could take away right to strike entirely
The article Government should be investing in schools not banning strikes, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Minimum service levels in schools could take away right to strike entirely
The article Government should be investing in schools not banning strikes, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Sacking staff won’t get patients to hospital more quickly
The article Government’s desperate strike move won’t solve any NHS problems first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Sacking staff won’t get patients to hospital more quickly
The article Government’s desperate strike move won’t solve any NHS problems first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The government’s new anti-strike bill – which is now being rushed through Parliament – had its second reading in the Commons on Monday (January 16). Unite and other unions have lambasted the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill as an anti-democratic power grab by the government which will severely curtail the right of union members to […]
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Only a day after failed talks between health ministers and trade unions on health, rail and teacher disputes, the government today (January 10) published a sinister bill that aims to severely curtail the democratic right to strike. Condemned by trade unions as unworkable and undemocratic, proposals in the bill would mean some trade union members […]
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