A lot is at stake for working mums
05.05.10 - Helen Symons
My name's Su Patel, I work for Sainsburys as a legal compliance officer and I'm a member of USDAW.
I've been a rep for 10 years and a member for 24 years. USDAW has got a lot stronger over the last 10 years, we have got better at demanding improvements - some of these improvements have come too late for me, but my kids will benefit.
A lot is at stake at this election, especially for working mums like myself. Parents now have the right to request flexible working so we can balance our work life with our home life and still have an income.
The Tories would take away flexible working, as well as the child tax credit, so lots of mums might as well stay at home and not bother coming into work. In retail, it's generally women that work part-time shifts: the late nights, the early mornings - so it's women that would be affected the most.
I was still at school in the 80s but they were horrendous, I saw the anguish my parents went through with the poll tax, the rises in council tax and the effects of everything being privatised.
The conservatives only look after the rich. Labour will help us get out of recession - which they have already started to do - they'll help people get off the dole and fight for their causes.
On May 6th, we need to vote Labour to protect our rights at work and the economic recovery.
Join me in getting the Labour vote out on Thursday:
http://www2.labour.org.uk/volunteer
Su
