Protect the right to strike

Conference is appalled by this governments attempt to undermine the democratic right of working people. When workers democratically vote to strike, they could be forced to work and sacked if they don’t. That’s wrong, unworkable, and potentially illegal.

These proposed laws are a direct attack on working people’s fundamental right to strike to defend their pay, and terms and conditions. Instead of listening to the concerns of working people and negotiating fair deals, this government has decided to undermine the right to strike.

As the cost of living crisis continues to hurt workers everywhere, we need to be able to stand together and choose to strike when we must. These laws will do nothing to fix this crisis, they will make it even harder for working people to get the pay rises they deserve.

We must challenge and overturn these laws to protect our Members and future generations of working people.

The United Kingdom already has some of the democratic world’s most restrictive laws on the right to strike.

Conference demands that all political, industrial and legal routes at our disposal are used to fight and overturn these proposed draconian laws.