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15
June 2010
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the article at morningstaronline.co.uk from Friday
11 June
Labour MP John McDonnell,
who was drawn first in the private members' Bill ballot, opted
to tackle abuse of trade union ballots by employers.
Mr McDonnell said: "It's
a funny old world, as one door closes another one opens. Coming
top in this poll will enable me to tackle an abuse of the
current employment laws by employers that I have tried to
reform for the last four years.
"As we have seen
in the current BA cabin crew dispute and many other recent
disputes, employers have been able to exploit a loophole in
the existing law by using minor technical errors in a trade
union ballot for industrial action to frustrate the democratic
decisions of trade unionists who wish to take action."
He added that "this
resort to the courts by some ruthless employers is bringing
current employment law into disrepute and undermining industrial
relations in this country.
"This cannot be right
and, in the interests of good industrial relations, needs
to be addressed."
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