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BRITAIN’S leading trade unions warned today that they would fight “tooth and nail” to protect workers’ rights following the government’s admission they were under review after Brexit.
In a statement signed by 12 trade unions including Unite, Unison, Usdaw and GMB, leaders vowed to protect those working to keep the country going during Covid-19.
The pledge comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson whipped Tory MPs to abstain on a non-binding Labour motion to protect the 48-hour working week, rest breaks and overtime pay on Monday night.
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP
Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street