It’s not too late to halt the Tories’ scheme to rip off your union
TIM DAWSON urges readers to oppose the proposal for a flat-rate levy on trade unions
IT IS no surprise that this government puts the interests of bosses ahead of ordinary people. Just occasionally, however, the detail of Tory schemes to promote the narrow interests of employers is breathtaking.
Dig into the small print of the ongoing consultation on the imposition of a levy on trades unions, for example, to find just such an instance.
This consultation arises from the 2016 Trade Union Act — a wholly nasty piece of legislation that even Brexit Secretary David Davies compared to the devices of the Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco.
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