BY RYAN FLETCHER litics of division


Democrat MPs. Consensus was reached amongst the opposition bloc, however, who have passed legislation commanding Johnson to seek an extension from the EU if deal is not reached. But with Johnson signalling that he would break the law to make sure the UK leaves the EU on Halloween regardless and ministers desperately seeking loopholes to bypass it, success is not guaranteed.


Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner said: “If the legislative route fails, MPs must act in the national interest and install Jeremy Corbyn as a caretaker prime minister in order to hit pause and hold a general election. Working people will not forgive our politicians if their petty squabbles and party interests result in Boris Johnson taking a wrecking ball to the democratic process and plunging the UK over an economic precipice.”


Politicians could learn something from the actions of Unite members who have put aside a plethora of views on Brexit to collectively combat workplace problems related to the issue. Research based on 50 in-depth interviews with Unite reps across all sectors and regions, shows that Brexit uncertainty has affected almost all of them.


Of those interviewed, 60 per cent reported having been directly affected by at least one issue linked to Brexit, while 34 per cent said that their employer is using Brexit opportunistically. And another 10 per cent reported a direct impact of Brexit not attributed to opportunism.


Examples of employer opportunism include using Brexit uncertainty to cast doubt on future pay deals, to delay pay negotiations, offer a reduced pay deal, to increase agency workers over full time employment, or to suggest that they will remove Unite reps’ involvement in European Works Councils (EWCs).


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Working people will not forgive our politicians if their petty squabbles and party interests result in Boris Johnson taking a wrecking ball to the demo- cratic process and plunging the UK over an economic precipice


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Steve Turner Unite AGS


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