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MOST people who voted in the general election want workers’ rights protected and a ban on zero-hours contracts, a new survey has revealed.
The TUC-commissioned poll of almost 3,000 adults also suggested widespread support for higher investment in public services.
Voters who switched from Labour to the Conservatives are most likely to want stronger employment rights, the union body said.
The election offers a critical chance to shape the future of pay, care and community provision in Wales, says Unison’s JESS TURNER
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP
The Bill addresses some exploitation but leaves trade unions heavily regulated, most workers without collective bargaining coverage, and fails to tackle the balance of power that enables constant mutation of bad practice, write KEITH EWING and LORD JOHN HENDY KC
