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ANGRY trade unionists took to the streets in England and Scotland yesterday over an “unprecedented” attack on workers’ rights by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
Ten PCS and Unite union members employed by the statutory body were sacked by email on Thursday afternoon while they were on strike over government cuts and told to clear their desks out by the following day.
PCS Scottish secretary Lynn Henderson said members were facing an “unprecedented situation” and accused management of “marching them off the premises while on strike.”
In part II of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY explores how witch-hunting drives took hold in the Civil Service as the cold war emerged in the wake of WWII
Making sure this Labour government delivers on decent jobs, strong workplace rights and well-funded public services will defeat the easy answers to real frustrations peddled by the far right, writes JOANNE THOMAS
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN