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[Carolyn Jones]

Trade Union Rights and Freedoms Bill: An Update


The Employment Bill is back before the Commons soon after Parliament resumes
on 6 October 2008. As it stands, the Employment Bill does not incorporate
the principles contained in the TUC supported Trade Union Rights and
Freedoms Bill - a Bill which the Institute's Chair, John Hendy QC, helped to
draft. 

However, we understand there may be three areas of the Employment Bill which
can be amended to strengthen trade union rights. These would provide for:

1.	Better protection against dismissal or victimisation of workers
taking part in lawful industrial action. 

1.	Filling loopholes in the law to prevent the use of agency workers
replacing striking workers. 

1.	Fairer balloting procedures which would cut the 'red tape' facing
unions when balloting members for industrial action by placing a duty on
employers to supply information need by unions to comply with notice and
balloting requirements. 

The United Campaign <http://www.unitedcampaign.org.uk/>  has now started a
campaign encouraging supporters to lobby their MPs in support of amendments
to the Bill. The campaign suggests: 

*                 sending postcards
<http://www.ier.org.uk/system/files/postcard+campaign+-+EB+amendments+08.pdf
>  to MPs 

*                 writing to MP's via the website at www.writetothem.com
<http://www.writetothem.com/>  

*                 Writing to MPs using a model letter 

If you want to assist in the distribution of the postcards, contact
info at unitedcampaign.org.uk with the number of cards you require.
Alternatively a model letter can be found on their website 

 

Carolyn Jones
Director
Institute of Employment Rights
The People's Centre
50-54 Mount Pleasant
Liverpool, L3 5SD
p 0151 702 6925
f 0151 702 6935
m 07941 076245
cad at ier.org.uk

Visit our website where you can buy books, register for seminars and  join
the growing list of Trade Union Freedom Bill Sponsors.

 

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