TUB news
Protect the Right to Strike. New video clip by Keith Ewing and John Hendy
22 September 2015
As the government attempts to rush through the unnecessary and unpopular Trade Union Bill, the IER and the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom have released a new YouTube clip and two new publications to inform the debate. In the video, Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC explain the content and expose the purpose of the Bill.
Trade union bill passes second reading
17 September 2015
The Trade Union Bill passed its second reading by 33 votes on Monday.
Trade Union Bill branded “a major attack on civil liberties” by human rights groups
10 September 2015
Liberty, Amnesty International and the British Institute of Human Rights have released a joint statement on the bill. They say the bill “would hamper people’s basic rights to protest and shift even more power from the employee to the employer.”
Three in four think Trade Union Bill is a waste of police time
10 September 2015
Should it be passed, the Trade Union Bill will require striking workers on a picket to identify themselves to police and give 14 days notice for all picket and protest plans.
Independent watchdog brands Trade Union Bill "not fit for purpose"
22 August 2015
External scrutiny by the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) has found the government’s anti-strike laws to be unfit for purpose.
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