[IER] IER News Brief 04/03/2016

[Sarah Glenister]

IER News Brief 04/03/16	Follow us on Twitter	 
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Friday 04th March 2016

The unions have this week begun to announce their policy on the EU ahead of this summer's referendum, with ASLEF coming out in favour of Brexit, and UNISON has launched a branch consultation to survey its members' views. 

So is Brexit good or bad for trade unions? Our debate in Liverpool this Wednesday 09 March is here to help you decide. We have gathered experts from across academic, law and the labour movement to give their views on the debate and inform the opinions of our delegates. There are still a few spaces left so book now to avoid disappointment.
   
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 News and comment
		Lords highlight positive impact of trade unions on economy
In the fourth day of Committee Stage of the Trade Union Bill in the House of Lords last week, peers from Labour and the Liberal Democrat Parties highlighted the positive impact trade unions have on the economy. 
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		COMMENT: German Judges offer a damning opinion on the European Commission’s proposed Investment Court System (ICS) Bill
The German Magistrates Association has offered a forthright opinion on the establishment of an investment tribunal in TTIP. 
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		COMMENT: The Deane Review of Self-employment
Professor Mark Freedland QC analyses a recently published report on self employment commissioned by the Prime Minister and notes that it does not go far enough to highlight the instability inherent in 'bogus self employment' - for instance in the construction industry.  
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		COMMENT: The threat to our democracy you didn’t see coming 
Stephen Devlin of think tank the New Economics Foundation explains how this week's announcement of further cuts to so-called "red tape" put the needs of business ahead those of the population.
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		COMMENT:Select Committee's recommendations on Trade Union Bill don't go far enough   
IER President Keith Ewing explains why the recommendations of the Select Commitee tasked to look into the sections of the Trade Union Bill concerning unions' political fund do not go far enough; and calls on Labour to fight back.  
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  Publications
		Labour Law Highlights 2015: £8
By Rebecca Tuck, Stuart Brittenden, Betsan Criddle & Claire Bowsher-Murray
This year’s Labour Law Highlights provides a timely summary of the government’s priority labour law policy areas. No surprise then that it starts with an overview and critical analysis of the Trade Union Bill, including its restrictions on the right to strike and proposals to remove long established check-off and facility time arrangements.
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		Protect the right to strike: kill the bill: £5
By John Hendy QC & Professor Keith Ewing
Two leading experts on trade union rights – Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC – publish a short but comprehensive overview of the Trade Union Bill and its implications.
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		The Conservative Government’s proposed strike ballot thresholds: The challenge to trade unions: from £6
By Professor Ralph Darlington and Dr John Dobson
According to the authors of this timely report, the government is attempting to rush into law ‘the most sweeping and radical tightening of rules on industrial action since the Thatcher era of the 1980’s’. They warn that such proposals could result in ‘the biggest showdown over industrial relations for a generation’.
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		The mythology of business: from £6
By David Whyte
The ‘myths’ that this publication takes into consideration are the kind of things that politicians now routinely say without thinking. Yet these 10 myths have very little foundation in reality and are rarely, if ever, accompanied with any concrete evidence to support them.
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  Events
		LIVERPOOL: EU Developments: has social Europe disintegrated?
09 March 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30
Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool
Does the EU protect our rights at work and promote prosperity and jobs? Or is it a ‘bosses club’ that places freedom of capital over workers’ rights? Come along to this conference where we hope to inform your decision.
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		LONDON: Human Rights vs. Bill of Rights: What's in it for workers?
27 April 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30
Unite the Union, London
How far has the Government gone towards its promised British Bill of Rights? More importantly, how would such changes impact on the rights of UK citizens at work, in society and in the economy?
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		LIVERPOOL: Human Rights vs. Bill of Rights: What's in it for workers?
19 May 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30
Unite the Union, Liverpool
How far has the Government gone towards its promised British Bill of Rights? More importantly, how would such changes impact on the rights of UK citizens at work, in society and in the economy?
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		LONDON: Public Sector cuts, Privatisation and Employment Rights
15 June 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30
Unite the Union, London
How far has the Government gone towards its promised British Bill of Rights? More importantly, how would such changes impact on the rights of UK citizens at work, in society and in the economy?
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		LIVERPOOL: Public Sector cuts, Privatisation and Employment Rights
05 July 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30
Unite the Union, Liverpool
How far has the Government gone towards its promised British Bill of Rights? More importantly, how would such changes impact on the rights of UK citizens at work, in society and in the economy?
> click here to read more
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