Fringe meeting

At the TUC in Manchester, IER held its traditional Monday evening fringe meeting in association with the United Campaign to Repeal the Anti Trade Union Laws. Despite clashing with the Labour Leadership Hustings, the excellent platform of speakers (Keith Ewing, John Hendy, John McDonnell, Bob Crow and Jeremy Dear)attracted a loyal and supportive audience.

PCS winner of Best Stall Competition

*Best Stall Runner up”

Cad receiving prize from Kay Carberry

For the first time in 20 years, the Institute received the runner up prize in the TUC’s Best Stall Competition. First prize went to PCS. Thanks goes to the FBU for sponsoring IER’s exhibition space at TUC.

ELU conf delegates

About the conference

The Employment Law Update conference this year had as its focus the threats posed by the new Government, the legislative challenge that unions in face in terms of new legislation such as the Equality Act and a glance at important older legislation such as the Grievance procedures as amended under the Employment Act 2008

It was the 5th annual update in association with the TUC and Old Square Chambers and commemorated the life of Ken Gill with the work of the Ken Gill Memorial Fund.

JH at TUC fringe 2010

The Institute and the United Campaign to Repeal the Anti-Union Laws held a joint fringe meeting at this year’s TUC Congress in Manchester on the theme of
FIGHTING UNFAIR CUTS RESISTING UNJUST LAWS

Speakers included: Donnacha De Long, NUJ; Prof Keith Ewing, IER; John Hendy QC, IER and United Campaign; John McDonnell MP Chair: Carolyn Jones, IER

The fringe was opened by Carolyn Jones of the IER who gave an introduction to the theme ‘Fighting Unfair Cuts; resisting unfair laws’ and invited speakers to give their views on where trade unionists should go from here.

About the seminar

While the PIDA offers remedies to those who are victimised or dismissed for raising concerns, it still doesn’t change the culture of work so that a worker feels secure in speaking out. So at a seminar organsied by the IER on Tuesday 20th July 2010, academics, lawyers and trade unionists were asked the question: do industrial relations in the UK still preserve a culture of secrecy?

You can watch a short picture show of the event thanks to Ripon Ray

The seminar began with an excellent presentation from Catherine Hobby, who outlined the background to the introduction of the Act, before commenting on the Act’s strengths and weaknesses, on case law developments and on areas for future reform.

Speakers’ papers from NW Health and Safety: A New Agenda at Work? held in Liverpool, Tuesday 13th July 2010

Speakers papers can be downloaded from attachments below.

You can hear Dr David Whyte speaking about the new IER publication, Regulatory surrender: death, injury and the non-enforcement of law on Radio Merseyside

(content from 1:20:38 to 1:26:58)

You can watch David Ashton’s presentation at the conference here

Thanks to Chris Ingram of Union Safety EU for recording the event.

You can buy a copy of the publication here

Speakers’ papers from Sustainable jobs in a green economy: The role of trade unions and collective held in London, Tuesday 18th May 2010

Speakers papers can be download from attachments below

About the seminar
The Institute is honoured to have Victoria Lambropoulos, an academic at Deakin University, Australia present for this seminar. Victoria will bring expertise in the debates which have happened in Australia around the constructive role trade unions can take in collectively bargaining for a green economy.

Victoria will be joined by Sian Jones from the CWU, and Sarah Pearce from the TUC’s Greenworkplaces project.

The CWU has been at the forefront of the arguments for ‘green-collar’ jobs and which has been involved in the innovative Climate Outreach and Information Network