This Council recognises that the right of a worker to withdraw their labour is a fundamental and sacrosanct right which should not be undermined or diluted in any way.

This Council notes that this Conservative Government is seeking to undermine the right to strike by:

·                Allowing the use of Agency staff during industrial disputes

·                Introducing legislation to guarantee minimum levels of service during strike action.

·                Allowing the increasing use of fire and rehire

This Council calls for the UK Government to:-

·                Ban the use of Fire & Rehire by all employers in the UK

·                Ensure that the Health & Safety Executive is properly staffed and funded so that they can undertake workplace inspections unannounced. This includes the reversal of over £100 million pounds in cuts.

·                Support trade unions being allowed to use electronic voting for all elections and ballots including ballots for industrial action

·                Support the right of all workers to work from home from Day 1 for anyone who wants it after appropriate induction training, where practical.

This Council requests Leader of the Council to write to all Greater Manchester MPs, urging them to oppose all attempts in Parliament to undermine the fundamental rights of workers, and those of their trade unions to fight for improved pay and conditions for their members.

Proposed by Councillor Leech, Seconded by Councillor Bayunu and Supported by Councillors Johnson, Good and Nunney

Proposed and seconded:

This Council recognises that the right of a worker to withdraw their labour is a fundamental and sacrosanct right which should not be undermined or diluted in any way.

This Council notes that this Conservative Government is seeking to undermine the right to strike by:

·                Allowing the use of Agency staff during industrial disputes

·                Introducing legislation to guarantee minimum levels of service during strike action.

·                Allowing the increasing use of fire and rehire

This Council calls for the UK Government to:-

·                Ban the use of Fire & Rehire by all employers in the UK

·                Ensure that the Health & Safety Executive is properly staffed and funded so that they can undertake workplace inspections unannounced. This includes the reversal of over £100 million pounds in cuts.

·                Support trade unions being allowed to use electronic voting for all elections and ballots including ballots for industrial action

·                Support the right of all workers to work from home from Day 1 for anyone who wants it after appropriate induction training, where practical.

This Council requests Leader of the Council to write to all Greater Manchester MPs, urging them to oppose all attempts in Parliament to undermine the fundamental rights of workers, and those of their trade unions to fight for improved pay and conditions for their members.

Councillor Karney moved an amendment to the motion which was seconded by Councillor Rawson:-

Take out the Council requests the Leader of the Council to write......

The Council condemns the Lib Dem / Tory Government for cuts to local government funding that led to a historic loss of 750,000 council jobs.

The scale of the job cuts led to severe service cuts that has damaged the lives of residents particularly in our city in areas as varied as Withington and Woodhouse Park and Hulme and Harpurhey.

The Council condemns the Lib Dem /Tory Government for running down the Health and Safety Executive.

The Lib Dem Business Secretary Vince Cable set up the Reducing Regulations Committee in June 2010 whose purpose was "to bring to an end excessive employment regulations, that are stifling business growth".

Resolution

The amendment to the motion was put to the Council and the Lord Mayor declared it carried. The amended motion then became the substantive motion.

The substantive motion was then put to the Council and the Lord Mayor declared it carried.

Decision

1.    This Council calls for the UK Government to:-

·         Ban the use of Fire & Rehire by all employers in the UK.

·         Ensure that the Health & Safety Executive is properly staffed and funded so that they can undertake workplace inspections unannounced. This includes the reversal of over £100 million pounds in cuts.

·         Support trade unions being allowed to use electronic voting for all elections and ballots including ballots for industrial action.

·         Support the right of all workers to work from home from Day 1 for anyone who wants it after appropriate induction training, where practical.

2.    The Council condemns the Lib Dem / Tory Government for cuts to local government funding that led to a historic loss of 750,000 council jobs.

3.    The Council condemns the Lib Dem /Tory Government for running down the Health and Safety Executive.