Our union balloting laws stem from the Tories’ love for all things Hayek
Ruwan Subasinghe, a lawyer at the International Transport Workers’ Federation, on the background to the nation’s trade union laws.
Trade Unions
The CBI’s anti-strike rhetoric is anti-democratic
The CBI want the strike laws to be toughened in such a way that a 40 per cent “yes” vote would be needed before a strike was allowed. We learn from The Times today that “secret” talks are going on about introducing new curbs on industrial action.
Exposing the Mail’s shoddy stats on pensions
Every household in Britain faces a bill of £47,000 to meet the cost of public pension liabilities says the Mail. Except of course they won’t. It’s meaningless.
The whole country benefits from Union Learning Fund
The case and the benefits for union-led workplace learning is clear; the unions support it, the employers support it and the workforce supports it.
Budget 2010: We need a new strategic investment fund
Next week’s Budget is the Government’s last real chance to set the industrial agenda. It should grab that chance with both hands.
Charlie Whelan: I won’t hide from Pickles’ trade union witch-hunt
In an exclusive interview with Left Foot Forward, Charlie Whelan has singled out Eric Pickles for undertaking a “witch-hunt” against trade unions.
Unemployment should be at the heart of the election debate
Adults in workless households are twice as likely to be poor as those in homes where some adults work, and 9 times as likely as homes in which all adults work.
PCS strike: “democratic right” or “militant behaviour”?
The decision by the Scottish parliament & Welsh assembly to suspend all business as a result of strike action by the PCS union has drawn criticism from the CBI.
Women at work should fear spending cuts
Up to now this recession has hit men’s jobs harder than women’s, although the gender difference in unemployment increases has been less than in past downturns.
Stop press: Unions support Labour
Two stories in today’s Times examine the shock revelation that the trade unions are due to play a prominent role in the forthcoming election.