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From heat strikes to harassment, BFAWU’s plan to protect workers
Speaking to Elizabeth Short, SARAH WOOLLEY explains her union’s push for anonymous harassment reporting, an end to NDAs that protect abusive managers in food giants like McDonald’s — and why climate change is a baker’s issue

SUMMER 2024 was the world’s hottest summer on record.

Workplace deaths and job disruptions due to climate change are on the rise — and it’s only set to grow.

At TUC this year, the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) is pushing forward a motion on the climate’s impact on workers’ health, calling on unions and campaigners to build a mass movement for change.

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