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“Repeal anti-union laws”: Fire Brigades Union motion to TUC Congress

The Fire Brigades Union has submitted the following motion to TUC Congress 2024 (8-11 September, Brighton). Its perspective – combining a focus on holding the Labour government to account on its pre-election commitments with the need to push further for repeal of all anti-union laws – is similar to the one we set out here.Continue reading ““Repeal anti-union laws”: Fire Brigades Union motion to TUC Congress”

Don’t just celebrate, mobilise! Hold Labour to repealing the TU Act

We must fight to win repeal of all anti-union laws – but more immediately, to hold Labour to its commitments on repealing the most recent ones.

Renew the fight under the new government!

The election of a Labour government, committed to repealing at least the two most recent sets of anti-union legislation, is a step forward for union and workers’ rights. How much of a step forward depends substantially on how effectively the wider labour movement is able to organise to push Labour to go further, and faster.

RMT London Transport Region reaffirms stance on anti-strike laws

The London Transport Region of the RMT union, which organises workers employed by Transport for London, London Underground, and subsidiary/outsourced companies, has passed a new resolution on fighting the anti-union laws.

General election: organise to push Labour to repeal anti-strike laws

With Labour likely to form the next government, the wider labour movement must push the Labour Party to go further on repealing legal restrictions on the right to organise and strike.

Court win on right to strike

The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday 17 April that UK law allowing employers to discipline (but not sack) workers for striking is in conflict with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Leeds Council opposes anti-strike laws

Leeds City Council has passed a resolution opposing the government’s “Minimum Service Levels” Act.

Write to your councillor to demand “no work notices”

The Campaign for Trade Union Freedom, Strike Map, and a number of other organisations have partnered to launch a new initiative encouraging activists to write to their local councillors to demand councils commit no to issuing work notices.

Largest Academy Trust rules out “work notices”: make others do the same!

Schools Week has announced that United Learning (UL), the largest Academy Trust in England, operating 89 schools and employing 7,000 staff, has stated it will not use the Minimum Service Law (MSL) to issue “work notices” instructing staff to strike-break.

After Cheltenham demo: keep up campaigning, build for open defiance

Thousands of trade unionists marched in Cheltenham today (27 January), to mark the 40th anniversary of the Thatcher government’s ban on unions at Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), and protest contemporary anti-strike laws, including the new Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act.