Forcing workers to join unions unacceptable says Grech

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech said that it is not acceptable to force workers to join a union. When asked by newsroom the Malta Independent, the PN leader revealed that the party disagrees with the concept of having all workers join a union.

Grech acknowledged that people should be free to join a union if they want as it is better for workers to be represented. This would give them a stronger position to fight for better wages and conditions.

However, making it mandatory, said Grech, is unacceptable. ‘We believe that which is found in the constitution, that everyone has a basic right to join a union, but are not forced to join’ said Grech. In the PL manifesto, the party agreed in principle with mandatory union membership.

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