The party leader said he supported the right to strike, pointing to his friendly work as a lawyer representing striking miners instead of “just sentiment and a photo”. Rail services across Great Britain were severely disrupted on Saturday in the most widespread driver strike since rail privatization in 1996. Members of the Aslef union stopped work for 24 hours at seven train operators. It comes as Starmer seeks to defuse a row with unions and the left of his party over his decision to sack Sam Tarry as transport secretary after he gave interviews on television shows. Starmer, who previously banned strikers from joining strikers on picket lines, said he sacked Tarry after he shut himself out of unlicensed media programs and made policy “on the hoof”, defying his “collective responsibility”. party. In an article in the Sunday Mirror, Starmer emphasized his immediate focus on getting his party into power, with a Labor government capable of bringing about change for unions and workers. He wrote: “I completely understand why people strike for better wages and better conditions. I support their right to do so. Subscribe to First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7am. BST “When I was a lawyer, I represented striking miners for free. Not just emotion and a photo op. I backed up my words with actions. “Now I lead a Labor Party that wants to change lives and give Britain the fresh start it needs. That means turning from a protest party into a party that can win power – then give that power to the workers. I don’t apologize for that.” In an interview with the Observer, Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, said Labor was becoming “irrelevant to workers” and it was now difficult to justify giving the party millions in funding. Graham said she felt the party leadership had, in effect, “stuck two fingers up” to workers with its response to the strike and abandoning commitments to renationalise utilities.
title: “Starmer Labor Must Go From Protest Party To Election Winner Work " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-17” author: “Vincent Mcclain”
The party leader said he supported the right to strike, pointing to his friendly work as a lawyer representing striking miners instead of “just sentiment and a photo”. Rail services across Great Britain were severely disrupted on Saturday in the most widespread driver strike since rail privatization in 1996. Members of the Aslef union stopped work for 24 hours at seven train operators. It comes as Starmer seeks to defuse a row with unions and the left of his party over his decision to sack Sam Tarry as transport secretary after he gave interviews on television shows. Starmer, who previously banned strikers from joining strikers on picket lines, said he sacked Tarry after he shut himself out of unlicensed media programs and made policy “on the hoof”, defying his “collective responsibility”. party. In an article in the Sunday Mirror, Starmer emphasized his immediate focus on getting his party into power, with a Labor government capable of bringing about change for unions and workers. He wrote: “I completely understand why people strike for better wages and better conditions. I support their right to do so. Subscribe to First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7am. BST “When I was a lawyer, I represented striking miners for free. Not just emotion and a photo op. I backed up my words with actions. “Now I lead a Labor Party that wants to change lives and give Britain the fresh start it needs. That means turning from a protest party into a party that can win power – then give that power to the workers. I don’t apologize for that.” In an interview with the Observer, Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, said Labor was becoming “irrelevant to workers” and it was now difficult to justify giving the party millions in funding. Graham said she felt the party leadership had, in effect, “stuck two fingers up” to workers with its response to the strike and abandoning commitments to renationalise utilities.
