The upcoming TUC Congress, due to take place from 8-11 September in Brighton, will discuss several submissions relating to the fight against anti-strike and anti-union legislation.
A motion from Scottish teachers’ union EIS calls for the repeal of the 2016 Trade Union Act. An amendment to this motion from shop workers’ union Usdaw would commit the TUC to continuing to “campaign for the full removal of all anti-trade union legislation.”
The Fire Brigades Union has also submitted a motion “recommitting to the TUC’s longstanding policy for the repeal of all anti-union laws and for positive legal rights for trade unions.”
If these motions are passed, as they almost certainly will be, the TUC must use its resources to organise real, active campaigning around their demands. The Labour government must feel real pressure from the wider labour movement to remove legal obstacles to our right to organise and strike.
All motions to TUC Congress can be read here.
TUC to discuss motions reaffirming call for repeal of all anti-union laws
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