Dear Friends and Comrades,

Protect the right to strike – Monday 22 May starting at 6:00 PM in Parliament Square SW1P 3BD

This Monday the TUC has called an emergency protest against the Government’s plan to abolish the right to strike.

If passed and if unamended, this Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill would allow Government ministers to order many staff to work or be sacked.

The Bill covers NHS staff, transport workers, firefighters, teachers, lecturers and more. Including over 5 million workers, it would mean that effective strikes could be outlawed at the whim of the Government.

As people get poorer and desperate, the Government is increasingly banning strikes and protests. Yesterday essential workers were clapped, today they’re being forced into poverty, tomorrow they can be sacked.

We can’t rely on a future Labour government – we need determined campaigning and a huge wave of anger to defend democratic rights.