A quick question - who wants to take away the legal guarantee protecting your rights

claytonender · 25-02-2009, 18:04

I received this email from Unions together Today - your comments are very welcome

It may be difficult to believe but it's actually "family friendly" Dave Cameron.

The Tories have spent a lot of money telling us that they've changed. Millionaire Dave has gone to great lengths - cycling around town, waiting for his photo to be taken in Woolies and posing with a few Huskies in Norway. He's even shunned Waitrose and headed for Tesco at least once.

But Dave's plans to pull Britain out of the Social Chapter - the part of the law which guarantees fair treatment at work - reveals the truth behind all the slick marketing. He wants to roll your rights back by twenty years.

But we can stop him - sign our petition to protect your rights.

Unions Together | Cameron's hidden truth

He may pretend to have our interests at heart, but the facts are clear. He wants to scrap the legal guarantee that gives us four weeks paid holiday, the right to be consulted about changes at work and our entitlement to parental leave - denying the legal right for parents to spend time with their newborn babies in the critical first few weeks. That's just three examples - but Cameron's threatening dozens more of your rights.

In fact, he's said that axing these legal guarantees is his "top priority."

It's something that he'll never say on TV or write in a leaflet but he's threatening all of these rights and more.

Sign our petition and send Cameron a message that your rights matter.

Unions Together | Cameron's hidden truth

Dave may pretend to be everyone's new best friend but it's clear that he's faking it. It's not surprising really. After all, Millionaire Dave actively campaigned against the National Minimum Wage - when some people were earning just £1.20 an hour.

We need to send him a message and I want you to be one of the first to do it. Sign up to say that your rights matter -

Unions Together | Cameron's hidden truth

No matter what the marketing says, it's clear that he's only interested in protecting big business rather than ordinary working people. Sign the petition and then invite your friends to do the same.

Unions Together | Cameron's hidden truth

Thank you. Our rights are precious - we need your help to protect them.

Byron Taylor

Tealeaf · 25-02-2009, 18:05

Total garbage.

claytonender · 25-02-2009, 18:09

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Total garbage.

What is total garbage - ordinary workers loosing their hard earned rights?

derekgas · 25-02-2009, 18:14

I didnt open the link, no need, the tories have never been 'for' the working man, and I doubt that will ever change, in fairness, I find it equally distasteful that labour did little to turn around what the tories damaged last time.

SPUGGIE J · 25-02-2009, 18:23

If they take these rights we have nowt left and will be open to abuse on all levels. People fought and died for these rights so we better keep em.

K-P · 25-02-2009, 18:35

I stopped when I saw the word unions.. strange that wars should be mentioned. Did you know that unions closed down more factories than all hitlers bombing did..

claytonender · 25-02-2009, 18:39

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Originally Posted by derekgas

I didnt open the link, no need, the tories have never been 'for' the working man, and I doubt that will ever change, in fairness, I find it equally distasteful that labour did little to turn around what the tories damaged last time.

Whilst I agree with you that Labour have not overturned all the Tory legislation that is 'anti' working man, but they have introduced a National Minimum wage, parental leave, statutory entitlement to holiday pay, the right for parents to request working hours that fit in with 'school hours' , increased the length of maternity pay (and the time mothers can take off work), extra rights for agency workers.
These are just few of the improvements Labour have made.

SPUGGIE J · 25-02-2009, 18:39

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Originally Posted by K-P

I stopped when I saw the word unions.. strange that wars should be mentioned. Did you know that unions closed down more factories than all hitlers bombing did..

Now that wouldnt be a suprise but then when the cats away.

Eric · 25-02-2009, 18:54

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Originally Posted by K-P

I stopped when I saw the word unions.. strange that wars should be mentioned. Did you know that unions closed down more factories than all hitlers bombing did..

So we are to blame the unions for the mismanagement of the British economy

And what part of the blame for the present economic FUBAR can we blame the workers for: the NINJA loans, the collapse of the US auto industry, which if it goes under will send economic shockwaves world wide, the collapse of British banks, sending valuable jobs offshore ... etc. I just don't see it. To blame the workers is to blame the victims.

Royboy39 · 25-02-2009, 20:54

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Originally Posted by claytonender

What is total garbage - ordinary workers loosing their hard earned rights?

What about the Post Office?

To post this today just shows that respect for your fellow human beings has gone out the window.....shame on you.

David Cameron's child died this morning.

Neil · 25-02-2009, 21:01

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Originally Posted by claytonender

but they have introduced.....the right for parents to request working hours that fit in with 'school hours'

Which is impractical for many if not the majority of jobs.

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Originally Posted by claytonender

but they have introduced......increased the length of maternity pay (and the time mothers can take off work

I think this is a negative not a positive point. Many companies will think harder about employing women because of the amount of time they could be off having children.

jambutty · 25-02-2009, 21:11

I would want something a bit more concrete than an email from the Unions before I acted. And no I’m not a Tory. They are just the other side of the Labour coin.

We need a new coin.

cashman · 25-02-2009, 22:16

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Originally Posted by Royboy39

What about the Post Office?

To post this today just shows that respect for your fellow human beings has gone out the window.....shame on you.

David Cameron's child died this morning.

thats utter rubbish n a cheap shot.

still it don't surprise me.

Eric · 25-02-2009, 22:20

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Originally Posted by Royboy39

What about the Post Office?

To post this today just shows that respect for your fellow human beings has gone out the window.....shame on you.

David Cameron's child died this morning.

I don't see this. What does this thread have to do with a family's loss? It's about politics for chrssake. And the imputation of insensitivity is .... I don't know, bs comes to mind.

cashman · 25-02-2009, 23:24

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Originally Posted by derekgas

I didnt open the link, no need, the tories have never been 'for' the working man, and I doubt that will ever change, in fairness, I find it equally distasteful that labour did little to turn around what the tories damaged last time.

sorry claytonender, whilst i was a union man n official for more than 20 yrs, i am afraid i would need more substance than whats contained in the E-Mail, before putting me name to owt.