Nottingham East Constituency Labour Party has passed a resolution calling on Labour councils “not to cooperate” with new anti-strike legisation.
They can do this by committing, in advance, to refuse to issue or enforce the “work notices” the Tories’ Minimum Service Levels Bill says employers “may” issue. Councils taking this stance could mean that workers in local education authority (LEA) schools, and any council-operated transport services, would not face work notices undermining their strikes.
Activists are due to meet local Labour councillors to discuss the “no work notices” demand. The text of the resolution is below.
The TUC Congress overwhelmingly passed a motion against the Tories Minimum Service Levels legislation which effectively outlaws strikes in public services and other industries which they regard as essential like transport, health, social services etc.
Congress calls on the next Labour government to immediately repeal MSLs, the Trade Union Act 2016 and take urgent steps to remove other anti-union laws. Congress pledges 100% solidarity with any trade unions attacked under these MSL laws. Congress agrees we must use all means necessary to defeat the unjust MSLs laws.
We welcome Keir Starmer announcing that Labour will repeal that legislation on coming to power and so we call on councillors and other representatives of the Labour Party to state they will not cooperate with that legislation.
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