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...More News ReleasesBrown Flies Off in the Wrong Direction On the plane to Japan on 6 July heading for the G8 summit, Gordon Brown held court with journalists “insisting he would resist union pressure to make strike action easier” according to the FT’s man on board... 10 July 2008 Read more Support Grows for the Campaign for a Trade Union Freedom Bill Early Day Motion 1604 in support of the Trades Union Freedom Bill Campaign now has 105 MP's signatures... 10 July 2008 Read more The Commissioner v Luxembourg Case Our latest report on the effect of Viking, Laval and Rüffert covered the experience of the Balpa airline pilots working for British Airways. Since then the ECJ have ruled in the Luxembourg case... 10 July 2008 Read more Irish Anti-Union Laws In Ireland, where laws echo trends found in the UK, an economic downturn and negative “growth” is also coupled with rising job losses... 10 July 2008 Read more Amendments to The Employment Bill It does not look like the Employment Bill will be scheduled for a second reading in the Commons this side of the summer recess. The United Campaign still intend to promote amendments for trade union rights... 10 July 2008 Read more Union Policy, TUC and Labour Party This year there have been some good resolutions from union conferences to promote trade union rights and to campaign against anti-trade union laws... 10 July 2008 Read more June - July 2008 Newsletter Now Available to Download 25 June 2008 Read more The Trade Union Freedom Bill - Three Years On For the 3rd successive year the United Campaign has encouraged an Early Day Motion - EDM 1604 and so far 47 MPs have signed.... 2 June 2008 Read more A Step Forward for Vulnerable Agency Workers On 21 May Andrew Miller withdrew his Private Member’s Bill on Temporary and Agency Workers in the light of an agreement with Government, the CBI and the unions. If the agreement is honoured there will be an EU Directive soon to give equal pay to agency workers – albeit after 12 weeks on the job... 2 June 2008 Read more Life after the European Court Cases Following the Viking and Laval judgments from the European Court of Justice we now have the decision in Rüffert and once again human rights and fundamental freedoms for workers have lost out to business rights in the EU... 2 June 2008 Read more The European Parlaiment The European Parliament clearly intended prevailing pay and conditions should be those of the country where the work is being carried as it specifically wanted to overturn the “country of origin” principle in the Posting of Workers Directive... 2 June 2008 Read more The Irish Referendum It must be a legitimate stance for Irish workers and those who are concerned about rights, equality and democracy to vote against the Lisbon Treaty, to draw attention to the implications of the ECJ cases for “Social Europe”, even if they wish to support the Lisbon Treaty itself... 2 June 2008 Read more “Social Europe” exposed by the European Court of Justice In April 2008 the ECJ gave judgment in the third case - Rüffert - relating to collective union rights in Europe. Once again human rights and fundamental freedoms lost out to business rights in the EU... 25 April 2008 Read more The Employment Bill - The Debate Continues The latest session of the Grand Committee of the House of Lords took place on 3 April and the next step is the report stage. Their Lordships’ debate on the need to change the law following the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in ASLEF v UK did not go well... 25 April 2008 Read more The ETUC Response to ECJ judgments in Viking and Laval Following a debate at the Executive Committee on 4 March in response to Laval, Viking and other decisions expected in similar cases the ETUC passed a resolution... 31 March 2008 Read more The Next Stage of the Debate - The Employment Bill The latest session of the Grand Committee of the House of Lords took place on 13 March. But their Lordships didn’t finish the business so the key debate on the need to change the law following the decision of the European Court in ASLEF v UK will be concluded on another day... 31 March 2008 Read more April - May 2008 Newsletter Now Available to Download 31 March 2008 Read more Temporary and Agency Workers and the Bigger Picture Andrew Miller’s Private Member’s Bill for Temporary and Agency Workers passed the second reading stage on Friday 22 February. Over 100 MPs are needed on a Friday to stand a chance at second reading and over 140 were there to vote it through... 10 March 2008 Read more Employment Bill in the Lords There will be another session of the Grand Committee on 13 March when their Lordships will debate the question of the extent of the freedom for trade unions decide their own affairs, in accordance with the fundamental human right of association and the decision in ASLEF v UK... 10 March 2008 Read more The Story behind Prison Officers Rights The Prison Officers’ Association – formed in 1939 – never took industrial action until last year, when they walked out “unofficially” in the summer... 08 February 2008 Read more January - February 2008 Newsletter Now Available to Download 08 February 2008 Read more Viking and Laval - A Curate's Egg Followed by a Bad Egg These eagerly awaited decisions by the European Court of Justice dashed expectation and the outcome looks like a real set back for workers rights. Hopes were fairly high when the “Viking” decision was published... 09 January 2008 Read more An Update on the Trade Union Freedom Bill Our efforts to bring back the Bill introduced by John McDonnell last year failed to find an MP high enough in the poll for a Private Member’s Bill. But we are formulating further action in our campaign to free unions from the shackles of the anti trade union laws. We will press on to put out the message for trade union freedom in a variety of other ways ... 09 January 2008 Read more Temporary and Agency Workers and the Race to the Bottom In early December, when the decisions in Viking and Laval were awaited, we had the spectacle of the UK Government – with only one or two others – scuppering a proposed EU directive for equal treatment for temporary and agency workers... 02 January 2008 Read more An Update on the Employment Bill With its second reading set for 7 January, when the Lords are back in session, the Bill in its current form has disappointed many – unless you’re part of the CBI, or federation of Small Businesses perhaps – because of its restricted scope. In its current draft, it won’t even leave UK law compliant with... 02 January 2008 Read more November - December 2007 Newsletter Now Available to Download 22 November 2007 Read more CWU Industrial Action Stopped on a Technicality Criticised as far too onerous to comply with fundamental rights by international bodies, the burdens on trade unions in relation to industrial action, most recently saw the CWU falling foul of the law. 21 November 2007 Read more United Campaign launches Facebook Site The United Campaign to Repeal the Anti-Trade Union Laws has just launched a facebook site. Please join and tell your contacts to join! 14 November 2007 Read more Police estimate 1000 attend the National Rally for Trade Union Freedom Hundreds of trade unionists were present at Parliament on Thursday to highlight the need for a Trade Union Freedom Bill. The event’s theme “Freedom to Fight Poverty” and “Freedom to Fight Inequality” captured the mood of union representatives… 5 November 2007 Read more Disputing the Law - John Hendy QC and Prof Keith Ewing comment in a letter to the Guardian In an letter to the Guardian John Hendy QC and Proffessor Keith Ewing outline the need for the government to support the Trade Union Rights and Freedoms Bill. Read the letter here. 25 October 2007 Read more Unions need Rights to Fight Poverty - Letter to the Guardian... Tony Woodley, Paul Kenny, Bob Crow, Brian Caton, Mark Serwotka, Jeremy Dear, Matt Wrack, Ian Lavery, Christine Blower, Patrick Roach, Gail Cartmail, Phil McGarry and Manuel Cortes write a letter to the Guardian on the importance of trade union rights in fighting poverty. 10 October 2007 Read more Updates from the United Campaign and IER TUC Fringe Event... View photo's from our 2007 fringe event with the Institute of Employment Rights. 10 October 2007 Read moreDraft TULO submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights uploaded... The Trade Union and Labour Party Liason Organisation (TULO) submitted a report to the Joint Committe on Human Rights in a contribution to the debate on the "British Bill of Rights". To Read the Submission click here. 26 September 2007 Read moreThe United Campaign Reports back from TUC Congress 2007... The 2007 TUC Congress showed progressive steps in the call for the repeal of the anti trade union laws. During Congress week which began on 10 September “Composite 4” on trade union rights and freedoms began “Congress reiterates its support for repeal of the anti-trade union laws”... 26 September 2007 Read moreSpeakers Confirmed for National Rally on 18 October... Speakers are now confirmed for the National Rally for Trade Union Freedom on the 18 October 2007 in support of the Trade Union Rights and Freedoms Bill... 10 September 2007 Read more New Submissions to the Debate on the "British Bill of Rights"... The Trade Union and Labour Party Liaison Organisation has entered into the debate on the "British Bill of Rights" in a submission to the inquiry by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights... 10 September 2007 Read moreGordon Brown Announces the Employment Simplification Bill... Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced the Queens Speech on the 6 November 2007 will include an Employment Simplification Bill... 3 September 2007 Read moreJohn Usher writes on Campaigning for a Trade Union Freedom Bill... The Joseph Rowntree Foundation published a report into poverty on 17 July 2007 showing that inequality between rich and poor has now reached levels... 15 August 2007 Read moreTrade Union Freedom Bill 2nd Reading - 19th Oct 2007... John McDonnell's Trade Union Rights and Freedoms Bill is tabled for its second reading in parliament... 9 August 2007 Read moreViking & Laval cases - important implications for UK law... In two important cases before the European Court of Justice the court must decide about union rights to take industrial action, when companies ... 28 June 2007 Read moreASLEF v UK - There will be changes in the law... On 16 May the DTI put out a consultation paper (for responses by 8 August) where they say they will not appeal the decision of the European Court of Human Rights ... 10 June 2007 Read moreDeputy Leadership Candidates questioned on their support for the Trade Union Freedom Bill... The Labour Research Department has questioned the deputy leadership candidates on their support for the Trade Union Freedom Bill. After receiving ... 01 June 2007 Read more
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