The General Election has seen Boris Johnson win a majority. But the NSSN calls on the whole trade union movement to prepare for the fight ahead against his Tory government. Despite his populism, this is no worker-friendly government.
As usual, the Tories will continue to serve the interests of big business. Even during the election, we saw Johnson stand with the Establishment High Court judge who ruled out the CWU’s Royal Mail national strike ballot despite a massive 97% yes vote on a 76% turnout. The CWU is now re-balloting.
Now, Johnson has announced plans to introduce yet more anti-union laws, specifically targeting rail and transport unions. On December 19th, we stood with the RMT on Parliament Square in a rally against the laws proposed in that day’s Queens Speech. The NSSN is campaigning for the repeal of all the anti-union laws. Defend union rights and the right to strike!
We don’t believe that this will be a stable all-powerful government. But the unions must play the central role in preparing and organising mass action against them. Therefore, we have to give support and solidarity to the many disputes taking place.