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Motion on anti-union laws to CWU conference 2019

The following motion was submitted to this year’s Communciation Workers’ Union conference (28 April-2 May 2019, Bournemouth) by Greater London Combined Telecoms branch

Free Our Unions motion to RMT conference 2019

Published 3rd April 2019 The following motion passed at RMT annual conference (23-27 June, 2019) after being submitted by East Ham branch.

FBU wins LRC to back ‘Free Our Unions’ campaign

Published 3rd April 2019. The following motion was proposed by the Fire Brigades Union to the Labour Representation Committee conference on 9 February 2019, and passed unanimously.

CWU: free our unions to tackle low pay and precariousness

The following motion was passed at London Labour Party conference (2-3 March 2019) after being submitted by the London region of the Communication Workers’ Union.

“We must ensure the next Labour government acts quickly and decisively”

Published on 18th December 2018. On 7 December Region 7 of the Fire Brigades Union (West Midlands) passed the following motion.

What’s in the Institute of Employment Rights manifestos and what does Labour say about them?

Published in November 2018 John McDonnell has said in several recent interviews that one of a Corbyn government’s priorities in its first hundred days will be to “restore” trade union rights. What rights are we talking about?

Labour conference commits to “abolishing anti-union laws” (again)

Published on The Clarion website, on 27th September 2018. Following the policy on repealing the anti-union laws and re-establishing the right to strike passed at Labour Party conference in 2015 and 2017, this year’s conference again resolved (in the Brexit composite!) that: “Labour will form a radical government; taxing the rich to fund better public services, expanding commonContinue reading “Labour conference commits to “abolishing anti-union laws” (again)”

Scottish FBU’s Denise Christie: Respect Labour conference policy on union rights!

Scottish FBU Secretary Denise Christie gave this speech at Labour Party conference on 24 September 2018.

Unite conference demands repeal of all anti-union laws

Published on 15th August 2018. Last month’s Unite the Union policy conference voted for a motion committing Unite to campaign for the repeal of all anti-union laws – not just the 2016 Trade Union Act – and their replacement by strong legal rights for workers and unions, including a strong right to strike.

IWGB supports call to repeal anti-union laws, establish strong right to strike

This statement was originally published on the IWGB website. Find it here. The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) is backing the call supported by a growing number of trade union branches and organisations for repeal of all anti-trade union laws and their replacement with positive legal rights for workers and unions to organiseContinue reading “IWGB supports call to repeal anti-union laws, establish strong right to strike”