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.
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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.
TUC to discuss motions reaffirming call for repeal of all anti-union laws
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.
“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”
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.
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?
After TUC special congress: defiance needs action, not just words
Perhaps the most significant sentence in the resolution passed by the TUC special congress, held on 9 December to discuss the Tories’ latest anti-strike laws, is a commitment that unions will “refuse to tell [their] members to cross a picket line.”
We need to get serious about what “non-compliance” means
This is a discussion article written by a Free Our Unions supporter. To respond, please email freeourunions@gmail.com.
Lobby the TUC special congress, 9 December
The National Shop Stewards Network has called a lobby outside the TUC special congress, 9-10am, Saturday 9 December, at Congress House (Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS).
TUC calls special congress for 9 December
The Trades Union Congress has called a special congress for 9 December.
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