ANGRY trade unionists took to the streets in England and Scotland yesterday over an “unprecedented” attack on workers’ rights by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

Ten PCS and Unite union members employed by the statutory body were sacked by email on Thursday afternoon while they were on strike over government cuts and told to clear their desks out by the following day.

PCS Scottish secretary Lynn Henderson said members were facing an “unprecedented situation” and accused management of “marching them off the premises while on strike.”