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Vince
Cable threatens tougher anti-strike laws at GMB Congress
Secretary of State for Business warns unions that if they
continue to exercise their 'right to strike' tougher anti-strike
laws may be brought in.
7 June 2011
Prof
Keith Ewing - Dominic Raab's strike bill is taking liberties
The Tory MP's bill proposing further restrictions on workers'
right to strike attacks the liberties he and his party once
endorsed .
26 April 2011
Balfour
Beatty caught out
Another successful case against the blacklist.
25 April 2011
Prof
Keith Ewing - 'Savour a moment of victory'
The recent decision of the Court of Appeal on the right to
strike in cases involving ASLEF and RMT is a major triumph
for the British trade union movement in its battle to restore
trade union rights.
20 April 2011
Osborne
- Unions are "forces of stagnation"
In January George Osborne slammed trade unions, brandishing
them "forces of stagnation" and blaming them for
holding back Britain's economic recovery. With growing unrest
against his aggressive austerity measures, Osborne is determined
to shift the blame onto the backs of the workers and the trade
unions that represent them.
20 April 2011
A
new look at a charter of workers rights
Several years ago the United Campaign worked with the Institute
of Employment Rights to produce a Charter of Workers Rights.
In January Vince Cable - now a Lib Dem Minister in Government
announced 'the employer's charter' - an unashamed directive
for employers on how to exploit your staff in the era of Government
driven austerity.
20 April 2011
Unions
win historic victory for right to strike
In March the trade union movement won a major victory in the
fight for trade union rights when the Court of Appeal overturned
two injunctions granted last year against strikes by ASLEF
at London Midland and RMT at Docklands Light Railway.
18 April 2011
UC's
National Secretary John Hendy QC speaks on Radio 4 on anti-trade
union laws
Listen now on the BBC iPlayer to John Hendy QC discussing
how the law restricts unions during industrial disputes.
7 January 2011
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