[IER] IER News Brief 17/06/2016

[Sarah Glenister]

> IER News Brief 17/06/16	Follow us on Twitter	 
> news brief
> Friday 17th June 2016
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> We will launch a new Manifesto for Labour Law at Westminster on 28 June, which places trade unions at the heart of a proposed economic strategy for the next Labour government.
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> John Hendy QC and Professor Keith Ewing - Chair and President of the IER, respectively - will announce 25 policy recommendations at this free event, where they will share the platform with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and Shadow Minister for Trade Unions, Ian Lavery.
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> With Labour’s leadership more progressive than it has been in decades, and the Conservatives pushing ahead with their draconian Trade Union Act, now is the time for the labour movement to pull together to fight against neoliberalism and put forth a better alternative to the Tory’s race to the bottom.
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> Be the first to hear the details of our new Manifesto, which has already garnered support from some of the UK's major unions.Attend our event for free by registering here.
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>  News and comment
> 		IER places trade unions at heart of new policy proposals to be launched at Westminster event 
> Further details on our Manifesto for Labour Law launch on 28 June at Westminster. 
> > click here to read full story
> 		IER collaborates with Forced Labour Monitoring Group on Modern Slavery event 
> The Institute of Employment Rights has collaborated with the Forced Labour Monitoring Group (FLMG) to host a conference on Labour Exploitation and Modern Slavery. 
> > click here to read full story
>  IER fringes 2016
> 		UNISON Fringe: 21 June 2016, 12.45-1.45 
> Resisting the Trade Union Act is essential. Ensuring that resistance to the Act is at the heart of the fight back against this vicious and unrepresentative government is crucial. This fringe offers an early opportunity to discuss the content of the Act and how to resist.
> Syndicate 2, ground floor, Brighton Centre 
> 		Durham Fringe: 08 July 2016, 18:00 - 21:00 
> Speakers include Professor Keith Ewing (President, IER), John Hendy QC (Chair, IER), Davey Hopper (Secretary, Durham Miners' Association), and Napolean Gomez (President of Los Mineros from Mexico - Metal and Mineworkers)
> Bowes Room, Durham Marriott Hotel 
> 		UNITE Fringe: 11 July 2016, 17:30 
> While unions develop their strategies of resistance against the Trade Union Act 2016, Jeremy Corbyn promises to repeal the legislation and replace it with a new framework of workers’ rights. To assist, IER has developed a Manifesto for Labour Law. Come and listen to the Editors and collect a copy of the book. Speakers include Len McCluskey, Shadow Justice Minister Jo Stevens, John Hendy QC and Prof. Keith Ewing.
> Room 1, the Brighton Centre (rear of the Foyer) 
> 		Tolpuddle Fringe: 15 July 2016, 19:00 
> Speakers include Professor Keith Ewing (President, IER), Mark Serwotka (General Secretary of PCS), Joanne Kaye (South West Regional Secretary, Unison), Adrian Weir (Assistant National Secretary, CTUF) and Peter Hughes (South West Regional Secretary, UNITE)
> The Marquee 
>   Publications
> 		Access to Justice: Exposing the myths: £6
> By Andrew Moretta
> In the second of IER’s series of Mythbusters, Andrew Moretta considers the many myths surrounding access to justice, including the narrative surrounding the “red tape” and “burdens on business” ideology, which he believes paved the way for systematic attacks on the tribunal system.
> > click here to read more and purchase
> 		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.
> > click here to read more and purchase
> 		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’ and go on to drill down into one aspect of the government’s proposals – strike ballots.
> > click here to read more and purchase
> 		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.
> > click here to read more and purchase
>   Events
> 		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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