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To Sir Keir Starmer, Sir Ed Davey, Carla Denyer & Adrian Ramsay, Humza Yousaf, Llŷr Gruffydd, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Over the last few years, the UK has seen unprecedented strikes across a number of industries, as public sector workers protest unsafe conditions and over a decade’s worth of real terms pay cuts.

Strikes are a last resort taken by workers and trade unions after negotiations with employers fail. Although public sector workers, including rail and NHS workers, are striking for our safety and the sustainability of their service, the government is pushing through their Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill.

This bill enforces minimum service levels in the public sector by restricting workers’ ability to strike. Under the new bill, when workers democratically vote to strike, they could be forced to work - and even be sacked if they refuse.

But with a general election around the corner, we are calling on party leaders to pledge to repeal the bill in their general election manifestos. Click here to read Organise members' messages to party leaders.


Open letter text

To Party Leaders Sir Keir Starmer (Labour), Sir Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat), Carla Denyer & Adrian Ramsay (Green), Humza Yousaf (SNP), Llŷr Gruffydd (acting leader of Plaid Cymru) and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Conservative):

We call upon you to commit to repealing the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, which undermines and limits workers' democratic right to strike for fair pay and conditions.

We ask you to demonstrate this commitment by making it a general election manifesto pledge, and repeal the bill if elected by the public.

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Signers list

Michael Bradley
Diane Mills
S Fielding
Gallagher John
Phil Jaskowski
Minnie Fraser
Ian Mccuaig
Peter Hatchard
John Mcgarrachan
David Birtle
Jules Sylvester
Mr Nigel Watret
Thurstan Crockett
Monica Deleon
Dennis Onions
Declan Peter Clune
Mr Ewan Mcghee
Lynda Dixon
Morag Donaldson
Peter Thomson
Nicola Farrow
John Hirst
Michelle Smyth
Colin Holtby-Smith
Geeta Boolkah
Lesley Caron Buckley
Gregory Askins
Mazam Iqbal
Ian Banks
Helen Liggat
Graeme Kirkham
Jonathan Blake
Jane Greening
Jean Harris
Juliet Kirkwood
Tasha Lodge
Tracey Nicholls
Marika Antoska-Risteska
Helen Whitall
Katie Watkinson
Lyn Taylor
Julie Miles
Hardeep Singh Sidhu
Angela Moss
Carolina Ferrero
Iain Coyle
Philip Simms
Patrick Mcgrath
Holly Jones
Roy Mclellan

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