The campaign to beat the pandemic

Resisting Unsafe Work

Zero Covid and the Hazards Campaign held an event on 1 March at 8pm to hear from speakers from across the labour movement on the fight for safe workplaces.

We discussed what workers can do to pressure their employers over safety measures and the key demands we need to be making on the UK Government on issues like sick pay, ventilation, physical distancing and barriers and PPE.

Chair:

Sarah Woolley, Bakers, Food and Allied -Workers Union (BFAWU) General Secretary

Speakers:

• Tracy Edwards, Public & Commercial Services Union (PCS) National Health and Safety Officer
• Ameen Hadi, Salford Unison
• Janet Newsham, Hazards Campaign
• Dr Emma Runswick, Zero Covid

Click here to download Janet’s slides.

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNH8Fk3dW6s