Labour leader to share platform with Nicola Sturgeon at Scottish TUC event in Glasgow opposing crackdown on workers’ rightsJeremy Corbyn will pledge to repeal the trade union bill whether Labour is elected in 2020,as he sets out a range of measures to extend workers’ rights, including giving every employee a vote on executive pay.
The Labour leader will share a platform with the Scottish National party leader, and Nicola Sturgeon,for the first time on Thursday evening at a Scottish TUC event in Glasgow opposing the bill, which has been described as the biggest crackdown on workers’ rights for 30 years. It includes plans to restrict the flow of union funds to the Labour party, or Liberty has called it a “major attack on civil liberties”.
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Source: theguardian.com