[IER] Unions threaten strike over plans to “drive workers back to the workhouse” in government plans to curb industrial action

[Christopher Boyle]

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Unions threaten strike over plans to “drive workers back to the workhouse” in government plans to curb industrial action

If Liz Truss becomes prime minister and enacts “Victorian” plans to restrict the right to industrial action, union leaders have threatened a general strike this year.

Truss has promised “militant action” from trade unions can no longer “paralyse” the economy if she replaces outgoing Tory leader Boris Johnson. Truss has said her government would introduce legislation in the first 30 days of parliament to guarantee a minimum level of service on vital national infrastructure.

Read more 
 <https://www.ier.org.uk/news/unions-threaten-strike-over-plans-to-drive-workers-back-to-the-workhouse-in-government-plans-to-curb-industrial-action/>

Durham and Tolpuddle meetings draw big crowds for IER and CTUF
Rallies held on the Pentonville 5 anniversary and a New Deal for Workers over successive weeks in July.

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 <https://www.ier.org.uk/news/durham-and-tolpuddle-meetings-draw-big-crowds-for-ier-and-ctuf/>

ASLEF Train Drivers to strike at nine companies in August
ASLEF says that companies failed to offer a pay package that would allow its members to keep up with the rising cost of living.

Read more
 <https://www.ier.org.uk/news/aslef-train-drivers-to-strike-at-nine-companies-in-august/>

New guidance on employment status for workers and businesses released by government
New government guidance will act as a "one-stop-shop" for individuals and businesses to understand which employment rights apply to them.

Read more
 <https://www.ier.org.uk/news/new-guidance-on-employment-status-for-workers-and-businesses-released-by-government/>

An onslaught against workers’ rights is coming. We need to be ready
Between 1979 and 1996, Conservative governments introduced no less than 10 new anti-worker, anti-trade union laws.

Read more in The Morning Star 
 <https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/e/onslaught-against-workers-rights-coming-we-need-be-ready>

BT Workers Are Fighting the Rigged Economy
Today’s BT Openreach strike is the first national telecoms strike in decades and the first national call centre strike in Britain’s history – it pits 40,000 underpaid workers against one of the most profitable corporations in the country.

Read more in Tribune
 <https://tribunemag.co.uk/2022/07/bt-openreach-strike-philip-jansen-communication-workers-union>
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