Conservative Workers & Trade Unionists
Conservative Workers & Trade Unionists | |
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| Founded | 2016 |
| Honourary President | Robert Halfon, MP |
| Director | Spencer Pitfield[1] |
| Deputy director | Stephen Canning |
| Parent organisation | Conservative Party |
| Website | |
| toryworkers.co.uk | |
The Conservative Workers & Trade Unionists (CWTU) is an organisation part of the Conservative Party[2][3][4] in the United Kingdom which aims at reaching out to support working people and trade unionists.[5][6] It is focused on improving employment rights, tackling low pay, raising productivity and supporting greater employment satisfaction.
Principles
- Britain should be a country that works for everyone
- Working people create wealth for their families and communities
- Working people deserve fulfillment and health across their lives
- Businesses, workers and government all have responsibility to improve productivity
- Society should always value and support hard working people
- There should be a constructive working relationship between the Conservative Party and Trade Unions.
References
- ↑ "Spencer Pitfield: We need a new, Conservative trade union". ConservativeHome. Spencer Pitfield. 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Conservative Party to launch own trade union movement". BBC News. 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "New trade union movement founded by Conservatives". The Telegraph. Michael Wilkinson. 1 October 2015.
- ↑ "The Tories are setting up their own trade union movement". The Independent. Jon Stone. 1 October 2015.
- ↑ "Is it possible to be a Tory and a trade unionist?". Left Foot Forward. Carl Packman.
- ↑ "The Conservatives must become a mass movement". Politics Home. Josh May. 29 October 2016.
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