While the proposals technically fall short of a ‘general strike’, a motion by Unite would task the Trade Union Congress (TUC) with making sure industrial action is synchronised or intentionally staggered to have as great an impact as possible.
The plans come ahead of the TUC congress - the unions’ decision-making forum - which will be held in Brighton from September 11 to 14.
Unite’s call for the body to ‘encourage industrial coordination’ to ‘most effectively harness their union power to win’ is backed by rail union RMT and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), it is understood.
Unison is calling the cost of living crisis a ‘low pay crisis’ and is calling for the TUC to campaign for pay rises ‘at least in line with inflation’ along with a £15-per-hour minimum wage.
Inflation is now at 10.1% and there are predictions it could reach 18.6% next year.
a year of co-ordinated strikes across the economy to force a redistribution of wealth and ‘redress the balance in society’
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Union boss Mick Lynch has now called for a year of co-ordinated strikes across the economy to force a redistribution of wealth and ‘redress the balance in society’.
The head of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union made a speech on Friday as he joined striking Royal Mail staff on the picket line.
Addressing workers at a rally, Mr Lynch said ‘the oligarchs, the millionaires, the shareholders and the big corporations’ were making working people foot the bill for Britain’s societal woes.
He added: 'We need a summer of solidarity, and a spring of solidarity if it needs to go through next year.
Really encouraging to see Britain of all places regain its labor movement!
Nah then that’ll just piss Karl off more and bring back his angry ghost to murder the queen
It only takes one of these winning to get a whole lot more people trying.
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:lets-fucking-go: So is Mike Lynch going to be 21st century Lenin? Cuss like I’m down for that
