The King's Speech Presents: A New Deal for Working People

 

Hi John, The King has just made a huge announcement at the State Opening of Parliament – this Government will be writing the New Deal for Working People into law, in full, in an Employment Rights Bill. This is a historic milestone for our movement, we wouldn’t have come this far without your support. But let’s not kid ourselves - bad bosses are coordinating attacks on the New Deal in the press and across the media. They’re determined to undermine and unpick it, so they have free rein to carry on driving down pay and conditions. We’ve come too far to let that happen. Add your name to celebrate the New Deal and show your support: https://labourunions.org.uk/supportnewdeal/   (5) Video | Facebook   But it’s not just the New Deal that the King announced today. New laws will kickstart Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan, creating 650,000 good jobs across the country, and the Government will set up GB Energy, a new state-owned energy company. The Government will publish an Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, enshrining in law the right to equal pay for disabled people and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people and implementing the New Deal commitments to mandatory disability and ethnicity pay gap reporting. There are new measures to turbocharge housebuilding and deliver more affordable housing, and a Renters’ Rights Bill to protect renters, including ending no-fault evictions. And there will be a Railways Bill to finally, after years of campaigning, bring our railways back into public hands. After 14 years of Tory chaos we’re seeing a return to Government acting in the interests of working people and their families. There’s so much to do to get our country back on its feet, and this King’s Speech shows this Government is hitting the ground running. Imagine a future where fair pay, job security, better work-life balance, and stronger rights are the norm, not the exception. We’re nearly there. This is our chance to make history and build a society that truly values working people. Let’s continue to celebrate it and fight for it: https://labourunions.org.uk/supportnewdeal/ Helen Pearce, Director, Labour Unions   Reproduced from an electronic communication sent by Helen Pearce on behalf of National TULO, 20 Rushworth Street, London SE1 0SS.