Labour Party and TULO mark ‘a new era for working people’ in first meeting between affiliated unions and Labour leadership after historic general election win

Today [Tuesday 23 July] Leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer and Deputy Leader Angela Rayner met with Labour's affiliated unions for the first time since Labour's landslide general election win. 

Attendees described the meeting which took place at 10 Downing Street as the start of ‘a new era for working people'.

The Labour Party and TULO said:

“After 14 years of the Conservatives the country has been left with a stagnating economy, outdated employment laws and the worst period in industrial relations since the 1980s.

“Today's meeting marks the start of a new era for working people, as the Labour Party and the affiliated unions have begun the work to put an end to Conservative chaos, and put politics back in the service of working people. 

"Together we have reiterated our full commitment to Labour's new deal for working people to make work pay, as agreed before the general election. Labour in government will introduce transformative legislation to ban exploitative zero hours contracts, end fire and rehire, and introduce basic rights from day one to parental leave, sick pay, and protection from unfair dismissal.

“Together and in collaboration with business we will deliver greater in-work security and better pay, to improve lives and bring substantial economic benefits. 

"We look forward to continuing to work together at pace to deliver for working people across the country.”