{"id":28878,"date":"2021-05-11T15:48:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T14:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=28878"},"modified":"2021-05-11T17:19:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T16:19:29","slug":"nasty-side-of-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=28878","title":{"rendered":"‘Nasty side of govt’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Responding to today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (May 11) Queen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Speech on behalf of Unite, general secretary Len McCluskey said, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bThis\u00c2\u00a0Queen’s speech\u00c2\u00a0reveals the nasty, repressive side of this government.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe moves on voter ID that could see millions of young and poor people lose their vote alongside\u00c2\u00a0the plan to curtail the right to protest – long and dearly held in this country – should be ringing very loud alarm bells.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe will fight both because they are dangerous, backwards steps, a land-grab by the powerful to\u00c2\u00a0deny the\u00c2\u00a0people a voice.<\/p>\n

Get unions involved<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe government’s promise to build back safer is noted but if it is serious, then it must get trade unions around the table.\u00c2\u00a0Our army of health and safety experts have been incredible during this crisis.\u00c2\u00a0 They are on the frontline and their knowledge and experience, alongside a reversal in the senseless cuts to funding of our safety regulators, must be put to proper use as we reopen the economy.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bBut where this country really needs urgent\u00c2\u00a0action – on dignified, decent affordable care for our vulnerable – the prime minister has failed to step up.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bA huge\u00c2\u00a0lesson of this pandemic is that our NHS desperately needs a functioning, accessible social care system and the absence of any plan for this in the Queen’s speech is a serious absence of leadership, vision and responsibility,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he concluded.<\/p>\n

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Today’s Unite boat protest<\/p><\/div>\n

Commenting on the failure of the government to bring forth its promised employment bill or any provisions to outlaw the pernicious practice of fire and rehire,\u00c2\u00a0Howard Beckett, Unite assistant general secretary, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bWorking people will be bitterly disappointed that the prime minister has failed to use this opportunity to outlaw fire and rehire.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bInstead of desperately needed\u00c2\u00a0protection from what the government itself calls\u00c2\u00a0a\u00c2\u00a0bully boy practice, all workers will get from Boris Johnson’s government are\u00c2\u00a0warm words.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bBut with one in 10 working people being told take a massive pay cut or take a hike, we will keep hounding the Tories on this until they act to end fire and rehire.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

By Barckley Sumner <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pics by Mark Thomas <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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