Labour candidates back fair access to work
Unite wrote to all the Labour candidates
asking them for clear commitments to fair access to work especially
for our members in engineering construction.
Those members have been in the spotlight where
European contractors and sub-contractors have been winning work in
the UK but bringing in their own workers sometimes at lower rates
of pay than the nationally negotiated UK agreements. All the union
has asked for in these circumstances is that our members who are
skilled, ready, willing and able to work are given the right to be
considered for those jobs.
So, we asked the Labour candidates to commit
to putting pressure on the UK government to implement the European
Posted Workers Directive and changes to the European Court of
Justice rulings which affect it. By doing this they will create the
environment in which that fair access can happen.
All the Labour candidates have made those
commitments. It is another reason why Unite members should vote
Labour on Thursday 4 June.
Download the Unite
letter to Labour candidates and the Labour candidates’
response here.
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