CWU Supports Legal Rights For USRs On
Environmental Issues

The CWU beleives that benefits from good environmental policies and practices are best delivered through a genuine partnership between employer and employees, in consultation such as already exists on health and safety issues. They believe that Businesses and Unions can make a big difference if they act together in partnership on environmental issues.

The CWU Health, Safety  Environment Department has therefore advised its Branches that the Union is supporting the case for legal rights for trade union reps to take up environment issues and we have reminded Branches, Safety Reps and Regional Health and Safety Forums of Early Day Motion number 1125 put down by Labour's John McDonnell MP, asking people to ensure that MPs in your areas are asked to sign Early Day Motion 1125 - the text of which is below and which calls for facilities and facilities time for trade union Environmental Representatives. 

Early Day Motion 1125 reads:- 

"That this House notes the warnings set out in the Stern Report about the potential economic effects of climate change; strongly welcomes the fact that the Climate Change Bill will legislate to reduce carbon emissions by 60 per cent. by 2050; believes that trades unions and their 6.7 million members have a vital role to play in this task by working for best environmental practice in the workplace by negotiating sustainable workplace agreements with employers; notes that the Department of Trade and Industry is currently reviewing facilities and facility time for workplace representatives; and urges the Government to use this review to respond positively to the campaign for trade union environmental representatives to be given the same rights at work as other trade union representatives."

Source: CWU

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