SAJID JAVID has snubbed requests to meet his own constituents over the Trade Union Bill, the Morning Star can reveal.
Workers travelled to Parliament from across Britain yesterday to meet their local MPs — including Tories — as part of a TUC lobby.
But the minister with responsibility for the legislation has refused to hear the concerns of his own constituents.
Labour’s long-promised Act has scraped through the Lords. While the law marks a step forward, its lack of collective rights leaves workers short-changed — and sets the stage for a renewed campaign for an Employment Rights Bill #2, argues TONY BURKE
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
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work


