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DOCKERS stood their ground yesterday and walked out on strike against bosses’ attempts to bring in zero-hours contracts.
On zero-hours contracts, workers are expected to be available only when employers need them. Casualisation was once the curse of Britain’s docks, with thousands of dockers turning up for work each day and managers selecting who would get a day’s work.
Last month Swedish firm SCA Logistics at Tilbury on the Thames is accused by the union Unite of attempting to drive down wages by employing casual and agency workers on zero-hours contracts.
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP
Sharon Graham addresses the Unite policy conference after talks over the Birmingham bin strikes break down
