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Winter
2010 newsletter now available to download or read online
This edition newsletter features an article from Matt Wrack,
General Secretary of the FBU on the threat of mass sacking
of London firefighters, a piece on the LIAME Bill aftermath
and an article on one trade unionist's victory against blacklisting.
16 December 2010
United
Campaign joins the twitter revolution
Follow us on twitter now @unitedcampaign to make sure you
keep up-to-date with the latest from the United Campaign.
16 December 2010
Major
victory against blacklisting
Union activist wins damages after being blacklisted by a major
construction contractor.
16 December 2010
London
firefighters combat mass sackings
Matt Wrack, General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union explains
how London firefighters have dealt with the threat of mass
sackings
16 December 2010
A
Parliamentary outrage: The LIAME Bill falls
Despite months of campaigning, the Lawful Industrial Action
(Minor Errors) Bill fell in the Commons last month following
dirty parliamentary tactics employed by the Tories.
18 November 2010
1
day left to lobby your MP - urgent action needed now!
The modest, mild and moderate LIAME Bill will have its second
reading in Parliament this Friday. Now is your last chance
to help secure this vital step towards protecting the democratic
rights of workers.
20 October 2010
100s
attend Lobby of Parliament in support of the LIAME Bill
Last Wednesday saw 100s of workers converge on the House of
Commons asking MPs to back the LIAME Bill which would see
their democratic right to vote for strike action protected.
20 October 2010
New
Report shows most MPs would fail to be elected under balloting
restrictions imposed on unions
A report published last week has shown that only 38 MPs would
have been able to take up their seats under similar voting
restrictions on union ballots called for by the business lobby.
20 October 2010
Guardian
Letter - MPs should support the union ballot bill
"We are asking MPs to support the lawful industrial action
(minor errors) private member's bill on 22 October...
20 October 2010
Supporters
of John McDonnells Lawful Industrial Action (Minor Errors)
Bill will lobby Parliament on Wednesday 13 October
Supporters of John McDonnell's Lawful Industrial Action (Minor
Errors) Bill will be in Parliament on Wednesday to lobby their
MPs and ask them to support the Bill on the 22 October.
11 October 2010
Morning
Star article: 'Losing those chains' - Prof Keith Ewing
On the day of last week's Tube strike the Continuity CBI launched
yet another missile in its inimitable version of the class
war against working people and their organisations.
8 October 2010
100s
lobby their MP to attend Parliament on the 22nd October
100s of trade unionists have already lobbied their MP in support
of the Bill - join them now!
30 September 2010
Speakers
announced for National Rally
Speakers have now been announced for the National Rally in
support of the Lawful Industrial Action (Minor Errors) Bill
30 September 2010
Its
time to respect the democractic ballot
John Hendy QC, on why we should support the Lawful Industrial
Action (Minor Errors) Bill
30 September 2010
United
Campaign launch online lobbying tool
Protect the ballot!
Back the Bill! Lobby your MP today! http://www.unitedcampaign.org.uk/bill.php
16 September 2010
TUC
Congress Unanimously Supports Lawful Industrial Action Bill
Delegates at TUC
Congress in Manchester voted unanimously on Monday to support
John McDonnell's Private
Members Bill which if passed will prevent employers from
using minor technicalities to overrule democratic ballots.
16 September 2010
UC-IER
briefing on Lawful Industrial Action (Minor Errors) Bill
This briefing by
John Hendy QC explains how the Bill will amend current legislation
and why it is needed.
16 September 2010
Event:
Demonstration, Rally and Lobby of Parliament on 13 October
Support the Bill!
Join in the lobby of Parliament on the 13 October 2010
16 September 2010
Interview:
John Usher United Campaign Director responds to questions
from journalist Dan Read
Support the Bill! Join in the lobby of Parliament on
the 13 October 2010
August 2010
Morning
Star article: McDonnell tackles union ballot abuse
Labour MP John McDonnell,
who was drawn first in the private members' Bill ballot, opted
to tackle abuse of trade union ballots by employers.
15 June 2010
Recent
judgments: upsurge in use of injunctions
BA granted an injunction
to stop a ballot of some 11,600 union members who had voted
substantially in favour of taking strike action beginning
on the 18 May.
15 June 2010
Guardian
Letter: Restore Union Rights
Nick Clegg calls
for nominations for laws to be repealed, as part of a "power
revolution". Anti-trade union laws should be high on
his list.
15 June 2010
RMT
contests anti-union laws at the ECtHR
At the end of May RMT lodged an unparalleled challenge
to the UK's anti-trade union laws in the European Court of
Human Rights (ECtHR).
14 June 2010
The
Right To Strike: Hanging By a Thread
A recent wave of litigation exploiting legal technicalities
has undermined the democratic decisions of workers and has
ensured the right to take industrial action remains loosely
hanging by a thread.
14 June 2010
CON-DEM
government ushers in an era of 'austerity'
Trade union leaders have warned the cuts will be even
more brutal than those introduced under Thatcher. Public sector
unions say the impact for their members and for wider services
will be devastating.
14 June 2010
United
Campaign supports calls for public enquiry into the Shrewsbury
Pickets case
The United Campaign is supporting two new Early Day
Motions laid before the House of Commons and we are encouraging
all of our supporters to write to their MP following the election.
27 April 2010
Election
Issues: Why does trade union freedom matter?
...because restrictions
on freedom limit the ability of unions to effectively fight
against poverty and rising inequality.
27 April 2010
All
these anti-union laws do is protect the rich and powerful
Alex Gordon, RMT
President Responds in the Guardian to the Injunction against
the RMT
13 April 2010
'Democratic
rights for working people are illusory' - John Usher, UC Director
writes to the Guardian
When a Guardian
editorial recently suggested that the law on ballots for industrial
action amounted to "reasonable requirements" we
responded immediately with a letter which is set out below.
8 April 2010
ILO
committee call on UK government to review anti-union law
After
reviewing the BALPA case the UN's ILO Committee of Experts
has just declared that the decisions in Viking and Laval will
have a further significant restrictive effect on the right
to strike and that this is contrary to international fundamental
freedoms.
19 March 2010
BA
and Milford Haven - what happened to the right to strike?
Anti-trade
union legislation has once again been used by employers to
prevent strike action by Unite members in the Milford Haven
Port Authority.
19 March 2010
Spring
2010 newsletter now available to download
19
March 2010
Tory
co-op pledge masks attempt to further undermine trade union
rights
David Cameron's
announcement on Monday that the Conservative party would encourage
the establishment of workers co-operatives in the public sector
was exposed by unions to be nothing more than Tory spin.
17 February 2010
Exploitation
of anti-union laws represent a major attack on workers' rights
It
was reported to the share market yesterday that British Airways
CEO Willie Walsh, has written to unqualified staff asking
if they would be willing to train as cabin crew in an effort
to undermine those who vote to go on strike in the next ballot.
20 January 2010
March
to Defend the Welfare State and Public Services
Today's anti trade union laws make it even harder to
protect against attacks on public services and prevent the
increasing pension poverty. This demonstration must therefore
send a clear message to all the political parties that the
majority of people do not want to see further cuts and privatisation.
20 January 2010
A
false dawn for blacklist justice
Earlier this year the government lifted the spirits
of many people when it appeared willing to do the decent thing,
announcing that it would introduce laws to put an end to the
blacklisting of trade unionists. Professor Keith Ewing gives
his views on the Governments blacklisting proposals.
20 January 2010
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