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September 2009
Delegates at the TUC Congress in Liverpool voted overwhelmingly
in favour of the motion in support of the People's Charter
which calls for the repeal of anti-trade union laws in order
to fight poverty and end inequality.
The United Campaign supports the aims of the People's Charter
in fighting for free trade unions and fair rights for all
workers. This positive step by the TUC in support of the People's
Charter will aid the campaign to secure better rights for
workers and assist in the fight to repeal the illegal and
repressive anti-trade union laws.
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More information:
- The United
Campaign to Repeal the Anti-Trade Union Laws fights for
the introduction of new, positive laws enshrining the rights
of workers and calls for the repeal of all anti-trade union
laws. Visit www.unitedcampaign.org.uk
for more information.
- Contact: United
Campaign Secretary, 39 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JD.
info@unitedcampaign.org.uk
or 0151 702 6927
- To read the
full text of the People's Charter visit www.thepeoplescharter.com
- TUC Motion
32 People's Charter
Submitted by National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport
Workers
Congress agrees to support the People's Charter, which sets
out a programme for challenging the economic crisis and
for a fairer society including:
i) a fair economy: taking leading banking, insurance and
mortgage industries into public ownership; ending raids
on pension funds, asset-stripping and corporate tax loopholes;
restructuring tax so big business and the wealthy pay more
ii) more and better jobs: building full employment, protecting
existing jobs and investing to create new jobs with decent
pay; raising the minimum wage and ending the lower rate
for young workers
iii) decent homes: stopping repossessions, controlling rents,
giving local government the power and funds to build and
renovate millions of affordable quality homes and buy empty
properties
iv) saving and improving our services: ensuring energy,
transport, water, post and telecommunications are in public
ownership; ending profiteering in public services; stopping
EU privatisation directives
v) fairness and justice: free heating and transport for
every pensioner; linking state pensions and benefits to
average earnings; protecting pension schemes; ending child
poverty; enforcing equal pay for women; ending racism and
discrimination; no scapegoating migrant workers; guaranteeing
training, apprenticeships and education with grants and
no fees; restoring trade union rights
vi) a secure and sustainable future: ending the cost of
war and nuclear weapons; bringing our troops home; getting
rid of the debt economy and cancelling the debts of the
poor of the planet.
Congress agrees to build support for the Charter in workplaces
and communities to assist in achieving a million UK signatures
to demonstrate that the Government must put people first.
Amendment (Accepted)
From: Unite
Delete final paragraph and replace with:
'Congress agrees to build support for the principles outlined
in the Charter in workplaces and communities to help promote
progressive policies in the Labour Party and to assist in
achieving a million UK signatures to demonstrate that the
Government must put people first.'
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