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11
October 2010
Supporters of John
McDonnell's Lawful Industrial Action (Minor Errors) Bill
will be in Parliament on Wednesday to lobby their MPs and
ask them to support the Bill on the 22 October.
The Bill has received
widespread backing from the trade union movement after a motion
in support of the Bill
was passed unanimously by the TUC Congress in September.
The Lawful Industrial
Action Bill is focused and fair. It will mean that ordinary
working people who have voted overwhelmingly in favour of
industrial action will not have their democratic will overruled
on technical legal grounds.
Speakers
confirmed for the rally include United Campaign Chair
and General Secretary of the RMT, Bob Crow who said today:
"With the cuts battle
set to intensify this autumn there is no doubt that the Government
and the employers will see the anti-union laws as an important
weapon in trying to choke off workplace resistance to attacks
on jobs and services.
Now is the time for the
trade union movement to rally round and defend the basic right
to strike and the right to defend jobs, standards of living
and public services. John McDonnell's Private Members Bill
is the focal point for the union fight back against the anti-union
laws"
Other speakers who have
been announced are:
- Jeremy Dear, NUJ
- Maria Exall, CWU
- Steve Gillan, POA
- John Hendy QC
- John McDonnell MP
- Frances O'Grady, TUC
- Mark Serwotka, PCS
- Matt Wrack, FBU
- Tony Woodley, Unite
If
you have not already done so please lobby your MP online in
3-easy steps.
National
demonstration, rally and lobby of Parliament - 13 October
2010
Assemble 12.30 opposite the House of Commons
More
Information:
- The Lawful Industrial
Action (Minor Errors) Bill is due to have its second reading
in the House of Commons on the 22nd October. In order for
this to take place 100 MPs must be present. Please lobby
your MP now and ask them to stay behind to ensure the
Bill is debated.
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