Trade unionists have hailed Labour’s pledge to end the anti-strike law.

This, from the Trades Union Congress, is courtesy of Beastrabban\’s Weblog:

The government [has] committed to formally repeal the Minimum Service Levels Act.

This is an important milestone in the campaign to protect the right to strike that wouldn’t have been possible without you.

Last year, we fought a hard campaign against the Tories’ anti-union legislation, which threatened our right to strike for decent pay, terms and conditions.

When the law was passed last July, we made it clear to the Tories and employers that the entire trade union movement would rally behind any worker sacked for exercising their fundamental right to strike.

It speaks volumes that since the law passed, not one employer was daft enough to use this vindictive and unworkable anti-strikes legislation.

This week, Labour has told all public sector employers to ignore the Minimum Service Levels Act. And they have committed to repeal the legislation through the Employment Rights Bill, which will be tabled in parliament within the Government’s first 100 days.

From banning exploitative zero hours contracts, to ensuring decent sick pay for all workers. This is just the beginning. It’s time for a new deal for working people.

Source: TUC Hails Imminent Repeal of Anti-Strike Legislation | Beastrabban\’s Weblog

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