The recent congress of the TUC, which took place form 7-10 September, reaffirmed the TUC’s support for repealing all legal restrictions on the right to strike.
Category Archives: Campaigning Tools
After Hendy’s amendment: campaign to legalise solidarity
A discussion article by a Free Our Unions supporter.
Secondary action: a briefing for union activists
We’re sharing this briefing, written by rank-and-file activists in the British Medical Assocation (BMA), about the fight for the right to take secondary (solidarity) action.
Employment Rights Bill: what’s the latest, what should we be fighting for?
Join us at 6pm on 12 December for an online briefing and discussion on the Labour government’s Employment Rights Bill, with Maria Exall and Gregor Gall.
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.
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.
Online meeting – Thursday 15 February, 7pm: The fight for the right to strike, with Matt Wrack (FBU)
After the TUC Special Congress of 9 December, and the demonstration in Cheltenham on 27 January, what are the next steps in the fight against anti-strike laws – not only the most recent, but all existing restrictions on our right to strike?
23 January: Lewisham unions meet to plan campaigning against anti-strike laws
Several unions in the borough of Lewisham, south London, have called a joint campaign meeting on 23 January to plan activity opposing the Tories’ new anti-strike laws.
Nottingham East CLP calls on Labour councils “not to cooperate” with anti-strike legislation
Nottinghamshire, Mansfield, and Nottingham Trades Union Council has passed a resolution calling on Labour councils “not to cooperate” with new anti-strike legisation.