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Fire Bridge Union members during the demonstration in Parliament Square, London, against the government's controversial legislation on minimum levels of service during strikes, which unions warn could lead to workers being sacked for legally voting to take industrial action, May 22, 2023
THE Tory government’s latest anti-worker legislation must be met with a mass campaign of non-compliance if it becomes law, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) insisted today.
In a letter to fellow union leaders, FBU general secretary Matt Wrack described the proposed Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill as “one of the worst assaults on the rights of working people in postwar Britain.”
The legislation, which is close to completing its passage through Parliament, would empower bosses and even ministers to sack workers who refuse to cross picket lines and provide an as yet undefined minimum service level during walkouts across six key sectors.
The Tories introduced the 50% strike ballot threshold to make industrial action harder. MATT WRACK argues that a Labour government has no justification for leaving it on the statute book
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Strike Map co-founder HENRY FOWLER discusses the significance of today’s joint union letter to video game giant Rockstar, demanding trade union recognition for its workers. Their conversation highlights how our movement can harness its collective power to rebuild union power across the private sector