Unite’s Sharon Graham warns Labour against diluting workers’ rights bill

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Unite’s Sharon Graham warns Labour against diluting workers’ rights bill

Union leader says employment rights bill is ‘good for the economy’ amid fears legislation could be weakened

Unite’s general secretary, Sharon Graham, has issued a warning to the government, saying it should enact full reforms of workers’ rights in order to fulfil a “promise to the British people”.

The trade union leader said that the pledges to enhance the rights of employees were a central part of Labour’s election platform and that unions would not allow the employment rights bill to be weakened.

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