Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
Labour to link government tenders to ‘unionised jobs’, Starmer tells GMB
Warm reception for party leader at GMB congress as he backs call for Amazon to recognise union in Coventry
www.theguardian.com
This is incredble. The Labour Party actually sticking to its socialist principles.
Starmer replied: “I think the point you make about contracts is really important. It’s not a free-for-all. There’s lots of public money tied up in procurement, and an incoming Labour government is entitled to say, ‘what’s the terms and conditions?’
“There’s a framework for public procurement, at the heart of which is dignity and respect, and we expect to see unionised jobs, and support unionised industries.”
Starmer was commenting on the fact that Amazon makes millions in govt contracts whilst fighting union recognition in British warehouses. Public money should not go to abusive employers.
Ensuring that worker rights are protected should be a cornerstone of a new govt and the spivs and fly by nights favoured by the conservatives can fuck off.
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