BFAWU executive member Sarah Woolley speaks at a Fast Food Rights lobby of parliament, 21.11.14, photo by Helen Pattison

BFAWU executive member Sarah Woolley speaks at a Fast Food Rights lobby of parliament, 21.11.14, photo by Helen Pattison   (Click to enlarge: opens in new window)

50 supporters of the Fast Food Rights campaign lobbied outside Parliament as those inside were discussing a private members bill to limit the use of zero-hour contracts. Ed Miliband likes to criticise zero-hour contracts, but why was it left to a handful of MPs to oppose them in Parliament?

Sarah Woolley (pictured), member of the national executive of the bakers’ union BFAWU, was unequivocal when she said: “zero-hour contracts are driving people into poverty – we need to get rid of them.”

Helen Pattison from Youth Fight for Jobs and Rob Williams, chair of the National Shop Stewards Network, spoke at our rally as well as giving solidarity greetings to NHS protesters condemning privatisation who had turned up to support another private members bill heard that day.

Rob Williams raised the now TUC-backed demand for a £10 an hour minimum wage which MP John McDonnell is putting to Parliament

Ian Pattison