[IER] Labour must hold Starmer’s feet to the fire over workers’ rights, IER fringe hears

[Ben Sellers]

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Labour must hold Starmer’s feet to the fire over workers’ rights, IER fringe hears


The labour movement must hold Sir Keir Starmer’s feet to the fire over his promises to improve workers’ rights, Barry Gardiner urged on Tuesday.
The Labour MP for Brent North noted the party leadership’s commitment during the party’s conference in Liverpool to introduce a range of pro-worker measures, including a ban on fire-and-rehire tactics and strengthened trade union rights, within 100 days of taking office.
But the step to the left has only come about amid growing pressure from unions and campaigners, leading Mr Gardiner to say: “Let’s hold them to it.”
The ex-shadow international trade secretary was addressing a conference fringe meeting on Tuesday evening organised by trade union think tank the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) and the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom (CTUF).

- via Matt Trinder at the Morning Star


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