TUC warns Reform UK is no friend of working people after Farage's union appeal
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Summary
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak responds to Nigel Farage's call for unions to affiliate with Reform UK, arguing that Reform is not a friend of working people. Nowak criticizes Reform's plans to weaken workers' rights (including sick pay, fire and rehire protections, and zero-hours contracts), points to the party leader's support for NHS privatization, and notes that Reform is backed by corporate interests and crypto billionaires.
Key quotes
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If they were, they wouldn't be planning to rip up workers' rights like day one sick pay and protection from fire and rehire and zero-hours contracts.
And they wouldn't have a leader who backs privatising the NHS.
Reform can cosplay as champions of workers all they like. But the reality is they're bankrolled by corporate interests and crypto billionaires who want the rules rigged even further.
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