Angela Rayner set out a vision for a Britain that “delivers for working people”
- TUC publishes new polling which shows overwhelming support for new deal for working people
Commenting on the deputy Labour leader’s speech, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said:
“Angela Rayner set out a vision for a Britain that delivers for working people.
“Labour’s transformative New Deal for Working People stands in stark contrast to the Tories’ dire record on workers’ rights and pay.
“The Conservatives have presided over an explosion in insecure work and the longest pay squeeze in modern history.
“And they are now launching a full-scale attack on the right to strike.
“The country desperately needs a fresh start. British voters across the political spectrum want more security and fairer treatment at work.
“Make no mistake. Implementing the New Deal would be the biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation.
“Unfair dismissal protection from day one, a ban on zero hours contracts, greater trade union access to workplaces and fair pay agreements, starting in social care, to get pay rising– these are just some of the policies Labour are promising if elected, with an employment bill in its first 100 days.
“It’s time for change – and Angela has set out clearly and passionately how a Labour government would deliver that change.”
Overwhelming support for Labour’s New Deal
The TUC has today (Tuesday) published new polling which reveals overwhelming support for Labour’s New Deal for Working People.
The polling – conducted by Opinium – shows large-scale support across the political spectrum for Labour’s flagship workers’ rights programme, including among Conservative voters.
The polling reveals:
- Day one rights: 2 in 3 (67%) support all workers having a day one right to protection from unfair dismissal – including 61% of Conservative 2019 voters. 16% of UK adults oppose it.
- Gig economy rights: 6 in 10 (62%) support giving those working in the gig economy new rights and protections such as sick pay and holiday pay – including 59% of Conservative 2019 voters. In contrast, just 6% of UK adults oppose it.
- Ban on fire and rehire: 2 in 3 (67%) support a ban fire and rehire – including 64% of Conservative 2019 voters. In contrast, 17% of UK adults oppose it.
- Ban on zero hours contracts: 6 in 10 (63%) support a ban zero hours contracts – including 60% of Conservative 2019 voters. In contrast, 14% of UK adults oppose it.
And there is strong support for collective rights too, including:
- Union access to workplaces: Over half (51%) support giving trade unions a right to access any workplace to tell workers about the benefits of joining a trade union – including 4 in 10 (38%) Conservative 2019 voters. In contrast, 17% of UK adults oppose it.
All of these policies are in Labour’s new deal for working people – which the TUC says will be “transformative” and “the biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation”.
Labour has pledged to deliver new rights for working people in an employment bill in its first 100 days.
