Extract from Opposition day debate on Employment Rights: Government Plans - Jan 25
Tuesday, 26 January 2021 08:26
Beth Winter (Cynon Valley) (Lab) [V]:...Last week, I met local
trade union representatives in my constituency of Cynon Valley. All
unions expressed extreme concern about the Government’s current
threat to workers’ rights, including Unite with its support for
taxi drivers in Wales, and the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers
Union with its struggle on behalf of low-paid McDonald’s employees,
along with the Fire Brigades Union, the University and College
Union, the National Education Union...Request free trial
(Cynon Valley) (Lab) [V]:...Last week, I met
local trade union representatives in my constituency of Cynon
Valley. All unions expressed extreme concern about the Government’s
current threat to workers’ rights, including Unite with its support
for taxi drivers in Wales, and the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers
Union with its struggle on behalf of low-paid McDonald’s employees,
along with the Fire Brigades Union, the University and College
Union, the National Education Union and most
recently the Public and Commercial Services Union in relation to
the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency situation; all are already
engaged in fighting for their members’ safety and job security. I
heard powerful and moving stories from GMB members at British Gas
about the bullying tactics used to try to force workers to accept
reduced terms and conditions, yet there is a solid determination to
stand up against these actions by their employers...
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