How to Outlaw Fire and Rehire

By: Rebecca Long-Bailey

Fire and rehire tactics are sweeping across the British economy, with 1 in 10 workers under threat — but they could be outlawed very easily. Here’s how.

Workers at RATP Dev strike at the bus company's London depots over fire and rehire plans. Credit: Guy Smallman / Getty.

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In September last year, John Hendy and Keith Ewing wrote: ‘Workers have become commodified; and in a health pandemic they have become vulnerable and disposable commodities.’ Nowhere is this better exemplified than in the pernicious and frankly Dickensian practice of ‘fire and rehire’. While it’s true that many businesses are facing difficult times and far […]

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In September last year, John Hendy and Keith Ewing wrote: ‘Workers have become commodified; and in a health pandemic they have become vulnerable and disposable commodities.’ Nowhere is this better exemplified than in the pernicious and frankly Dickensian practice of ‘fire and rehire’. While it’s true that many businesses are facing difficult times and far […]

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In September last year, John Hendy and Keith Ewing wrote: ‘Workers have become commodified; and in a health pandemic they have become vulnerable and disposable commodities.’ Nowhere is this better exemplified than in the pernicious and frankly Dickensian practice of ‘fire and rehire’. While it’s true that many businesses are facing difficult times and far […]

In September last year, John Hendy and Keith Ewing wrote: ‘Workers have become commodified; and in a health pandemic they have become vulnerable and disposable commodities.’ Nowhere is this better exemplified than in the pernicious and frankly Dickensian practice of ‘fire and rehire’. While it’s true that many businesses are facing difficult times and far […]

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