Sentences with phrase «represents low paid workers»

Look at the work of the United Voices of the World (UVW), a grassroots trade union which represents low paid workers like cleaners, security staff and construction workers in London.

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The Trades Union Congress (TUC), which represents nearly 6 million British workers, said that the growing number of low - paid, self - employed workers who work irregular hours earn significantly less than conventional employees and therefore pay less tax and national insurance.

Hardly a day goes by when American unions are not attacked from some quarter: Last week, the Supreme Court weakens unions representing home care workers, one of the lowest paid and fastest growing occupations.

In the July Budget, Osborne also planned to cut tax credits, which top up pay for low - income workers, prompting claims that this represented a breach of promises made by colleagues before the general election in May.

The politicians, who represent these economic interests then use cheap labour and immigration as a means to foster racism, prejudice and division among lower paid workers themselves.

We call upon the Labour Party NEC to immediately withdraw this suspension to allow the General Secretary, who has been a life - long member of the Labour Party and who represents thousands of low - paid workers across the UK, to exercise his democratic right to vote in the upcoming leadership election.

Finally the introduction of Universal Credit represents an effective pay - cut for thousands of the very lowest paid workers, self - employed people and anyone out of work.

She has represented workers from all walks of life, from City traders and elite professionals through to low - paid council workers bringing multiple union - backed claims and a victim of human trafficking held in domestic servitude.