[IER] Crowds cheer for IER proposals at Labour Party Conference

Fri Sep 27 17:44:32 BST 2019

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Watch: Shadow Minister of Employment Rights, Laura Pidcock, joins IER Chair John Hendy QC and IER President Professor Keith Ewing to discuss the benefits of the Labour Party adopting the IER proposal for a Ministry of Employment Rights. 

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Crowds cheer for IER proposals at Labour Party Conference 2019

At Labour Party Conference this week, we were proud to hear the crowd cheer and applaud the Institute of Employment Rights' recommendations for workers' rights.

Thousands of delegates gave Jeremy Corbyn a standing ovation when he confirmed the Labour Party will scrap the Trade Union Act 2016, and cheered at other IER proposals such as banning zero-hour contracts and scrapping youth rates.

John McDonnell's speech, which also announced IER recommendations, such as sectoral collective bargaining, was met with excitement and optimism from the crowds.

Some of our recommendations taken forward by Labour include: 

*	The establishment of a Ministry of Labour (renamed a Ministry of Employment Rights)
*	The restoration of sectoral collective bargaining
*	The repeal of the Trade Union Act 2016
*	Real Living Wage
*	Equal rights for all workers from day one
*	Ban on zero-hour contracts
*	An independent Labour Inspectorate (renamed a Workers' Protection Agency)
*	Workers on company boards

See below for videos of Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell announcing the Labour Party's workers' rights plan, most of which is borne out of the IER's proposals.

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In government, we’ll be knocking down walls for the trade union movement

Laura Pidcock, Shadow Minister for Employment Rights, says that in partnership with the Institute of Employment Rights she will work together with the unions, hand in hand, to transform our society.

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Thomas Cook staff: The latest victims of a bankrupt corporate model

Professor David Whyte of the University of Liverpool explains how the recent crisis created by the collapse of Thomas Cook has been caused by laws that protect shareholders' profits moreso than the investments, earnings and wellbeing of consumers and workers.

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When it comes to workers’ rights, we need to leave the past behind

IER National Development Officer, Sarah Glenister, explains how the recommendations taken forth by the Labour Party will lift the UK up to international standards when it comes to workers' and trade union rights.

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Jeremy Corbyn's speech to conference on workers' rights

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John McDonnell's speech to conference on workers' rights

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Our fringe: Labour Rights Under a Labour Government

On Monday 23 September 2019, we held out fringe meeting Labour Rights Under a Labour Government in the Empress Room of Brighton's Grand Hotel.

Speakers Laura Pidcock, Shadow Minister for Employment Rights; Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of PCS; Roger McKenzie of Unison; Tony Burke of the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom; and IER President Professor Keith Ewing addressed a packed house, each describing the need for and benefits of workers' rights reform.

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FREE: Guide to a progressive Industrial Relations Bill

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We believe this Bill will transform the world of work for millions of people, give workers a voice in parliament, in their jobs, and across the economy at large.

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Support for a Ministry of Labour - in pics

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