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First losers from the election: workers, refugee children, and parliament's power
Johnson revises EU bill to limit parliament's role in Brexit talks
Boris Johnson’s EU withdrawal agreement bill has been published, with protections on workers’ rights, unaccompanied refugee children and parliament’s say over the future relationship stripped out.
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It removes an entire schedule that promised to protect workers’ rights, with the government suggesting this will now be dealt with in separate legislation.
Ministers will no longer be bound by the legislation to provide updates on the future trading relationship or to make sure parliament approves the government’s negotiating objectives.
In a third change, a commitment to take unaccompanied refugee children from Europe, known as the Dubs amendment, is watered down. The legislation acknowledges this is still an aim but does not make a legal promise to take them.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/19/johnson-revises-eu-bill-to-limit-parliaments-role-in-brexit-talks
Boris Johnson’s EU withdrawal agreement bill has been published, with protections on workers’ rights, unaccompanied refugee children and parliament’s say over the future relationship stripped out.
...
It removes an entire schedule that promised to protect workers’ rights, with the government suggesting this will now be dealt with in separate legislation.
Ministers will no longer be bound by the legislation to provide updates on the future trading relationship or to make sure parliament approves the government’s negotiating objectives.
In a third change, a commitment to take unaccompanied refugee children from Europe, known as the Dubs amendment, is watered down. The legislation acknowledges this is still an aim but does not make a legal promise to take them.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/19/johnson-revises-eu-bill-to-limit-parliaments-role-in-brexit-talks
Same old Tories. "Separate legislation" - which will be delayed, ignored or transformed into a parody of "workers' rights". For instance, they're going to make it next to impossible for rail workers to strike:
Rail law proposal 'amounts to draconian strike ban'
The RMT union called the proposed law "a draconian measure which amounts to an attempt to ban transport workers from going on strike."
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Under the new law, which was outlined in the Queen's Speech on Thursday, any strike would be unlawful unless a "minimum service agreement" is in place.
If the agreement is not honoured, the strike would be unlawful and damages would be sought against unions.
The government said the aim of the legislation was to reduce disruption caused to passengers during rail strikes, while preserving workers' right to take industrial action.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50856321
The RMT union called the proposed law "a draconian measure which amounts to an attempt to ban transport workers from going on strike."
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Under the new law, which was outlined in the Queen's Speech on Thursday, any strike would be unlawful unless a "minimum service agreement" is in place.
If the agreement is not honoured, the strike would be unlawful and damages would be sought against unions.
The government said the aim of the legislation was to reduce disruption caused to passengers during rail strikes, while preserving workers' right to take industrial action.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50856321
The aim is to make a strike ineffective.
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