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Hundreds of thousands of workers will be "thrown to the wolves" today as Tory cuts to employment rights come into force.
Unions warn that the changes will grease the wheels of public-sector privatisation by making takeovers far more attractive to greedy outsourcing firms.
Protection for anyone whose employment falls into the hands of new owners has been slashed.
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
The election offers a critical chance to shape the future of pay, care and community provision in Wales, says Unison’s JESS TURNER
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’