[IER] IER News Brief 24/06/2016

[Sarah Glenister]

> IER News Brief 24/06/16	Follow us on Twitter	 
> news brief
> Friday 24th June 2016
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> Following yesterday's knife-edge referendum vote to leave the EU, it is more important than ever for the labour movement to pull together to promote a progressive approach to workers' rights in the UK.
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> On Tuesday 28 June, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, Shadow Minister for Trade Unions Ian Lavery and the leaders of major trade unions will join us to discuss this very issue at the launch of the IER's 25 policy recommendations for the next Labour government: our Manifesto for Labour Law.
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> Be the first to hear the details of our new Manifesto, attend our launch for free by registering here.
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> You can now also test your awareness of the current state of UK workers' rights and how this affects our economy and workforce by taking our new interactive quiz.
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> Also fast approaching is our conference on Public Sector Cuts, Privatisation and Employment Rights im Liverpool on 05 July. How could leaving the EU impact our public services? Ask our experts,register here
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>  News and comment
> 		Len McCluskey: We support IER’s “genuine alternative” for UK labour laws 
> Len McCluskey, General Secretary of UNITE, has spoken of his union’s support for the “genuine alternative” to the UK’s regressive labour laws, which have helped to keep millions of Britons trapped in poverty and vulnerable jobs. 
> > click here to read full story
> 		NUT chief says IER Manifesto “puts us in good stead to build a brighter future in 2020” 
> NUT General Secretary Kevin Courtney has said that the IER’s Manifesto for Labour Law, which will be launched at a free Westminster event on 28 June, “puts us in good stead to build a brighter future in 2020”. 
> > click here to read full story
> 		Matt Wrack: “The FBU wholeheartedly supports the Institute’s plan to turn the economy and the British workplace around” 
> General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) Matt Wrack has spoken of his support for the Institute of Employment Rights’ (IER) Manifesto for Labour Law. 
> > click here to read full story
> 		TUC, UNITE and CWU join Manifesto for Labour Law launch 
> General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) Matt Wrack has spoken of his support for the Institute of Employment Rights’ (IER) Manifesto for Labour Law. 
> > click here to read full story
> 		COMMENT: Big browser is watching you 
> General Secretary of tthe NUJ Michelle Stanistreet takes us through the problems for trade unions and for journalists of the controversial surveillance measures in the Investigatory Powers Bill, which will be debated in the Lords on Monday. 
> > click here to read full story
>  Last chance to book
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>  IER fringes 2016
> 		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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