Ahead of the second reading of the Trade Union Freedom Bill in Westminster on Friday 19th October STUC Deputy General Secretary Dave Moxham said:
“Trade unions in Britain are more restricted and their members fewer rights and protections than most of our European neighbours.
“The Trade Union Freedom Bill is moderate in its proposals but will offer better protection for striking workers, allow solidarity action in limited circumstances, provide simpler and fairer industrial action balloting and notice procedures and trade union rights for prison officers.
“Trade unions provide vital protection for low paid workers. By limiting the ability of unions to act in defence of their members, successive governments have contributed to a growing wage gap and high levels of in work poverty in Scotland and across Britain.
“The right to take industrial action is a democratic right like any other and the laws which govern this right must be equitable in principle and in practice.”
ENDS
For further information contact Dave Moxham 0141 337 8100
Note to editors
The National United Campaign to Repeal the Anti-Union Laws has called a national parliamentary rally for the second reading of the Trade Union Freedom Bill on Thursday, 18 October 2007. The following details are conveyed to you for information:
4:00 – 4:30pm Assemble opposite House of Commons
4:30 – 5:30pm Demonstration outside House of Commons
5:30 – 7:30pm Rally in Committee Room 14, House of Commons