“We won’t give our rights up lightly”

19.03.09 - Helen Symons

Just yesterday afternoon, we sent out an email to our supporters asking you to sign a petition to stop David Cameron rolling back our hard-won workplace rights.

Hundreds of you have already signed up, and emailed your friends to ask them to sign up too.

http://www.unionstogether.org.uk/phoney

Many more of you have got in touch, to tell us what message you'd send to ‘Dave' about your rights at work.

These are just a few of your messages:

“Rights at work have been won through years of struggle and they are vital to all of us. We won't give them up lightly - they need extending, not cutting back, in these difficult times.”

“Our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents fought tooth and nail to ensure that the working person was given rights and protection at work - in the face of conservative opposition. The country will be a poorer place for all if these rights and protections are not constantly improved - let alone undermined.”

“Rights to paid leave, a living wage, our working conditions and time to spend with our children of whom we are so proud and have such aspirations are fundamental to improving the social cohesion of are society that I am so proud of Mr Cameron. You are always harping on about broken Britain and yet by seeking to change these rights for British workers you will undermine the society you claim to want to mend.”

“I support the Social Chapter. It guarantees rights for the most vulnerable amongst our working population. Scrap your plans to scrap it.”

“Its time the workers that clean the streets, do night shifts to run our hospitals, hard working teachers and many others had their work appreciated. Labour has done a lot for them. Holiday pay for part-time workers, minimum wage, tax credit, winter fuel payment to name a few.”

Make your voice heard too:

http://www.unionstogether.org.uk/phoney