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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

Keis Layzell
Richard Wilson
Douglas J Gallacher
Terry Sweeney
Gillian Charters
David Hook
Steve Jarvis
David Brian Knowles
Elaine Lovell
Syed Hussain
Byron Chalcraft
Anna Sedgwick
Darren Vickers
David Little
Josephine Christian
Victoria Blunden
Richard Procter
Iandavison Davison
Julie Screech
Michael Sullivan
Gordon Stringer
Maggi Bridgman
Jay Sparrow
Frances Bradley
Helen Davis
Monica King
James Matley
John Edson
Michael Woodward
Richard Magner
Steven Corking
Vivienne Kraus
Louise Waltham
Gary John Buchanan
Cynthia James
John Robertson
Dorothy Comber
Michelle Hodges
Alistair Mcgarry
Penny Beale
Tony Yates
Inky Stenning
Hilary Smith
Susan Bolton
Diane Gallacher
Lisa Talbot
Seonnie Sergeant
Sukyella Randle-Caprez
Janice Kelly
Deborah Wilson

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