UNISON joins Cheltenham rally to defend the right to strike

On Saturday 27 January, around 5,000 people took to the streets of Cheltenham against the Tories’ new anti-strike laws. The date marked the 40th anniversary of GCHQ’s ban on trade unions, when Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government attacked trade union rights in 1984. UNISON, along with other unions, say there are parallels between this historical event and the new Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023. The Minimum Service Levels Act could restrict the right to strike for over five million workers. The new law stipulates that, when workers in certain public sectors vote to strike, they could be forced to attend work and sacked if they don’t comply. Ambulance workers could be the first facing the sack for taking strike action, under this Tory government’s new draconian laws. They are leading the march to protect the #RightToStrike, just as GCHQ workers did 40 years ago under Thatcher’s government #CheltenhamDemo pic.twitter.com/E7gnjiwkkf — UNISON – UK's largest union (@unisontheunion) January 27, 2024 UNISON branches from across the country travelled to Cheltenham to join the thousands-strong march. Thank you to all our members who came from across the country to march in Cheltenham today for workers' rights and the #RightToStrike So impressed to have union banners from Scotland to Lands End at the #CheltenhamDemo. We won before.We will win again. pic.twitter.com/VQ7kFsMg70 — UNISON – UK's largest un...
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