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Speech by Dr Adelina McLeod – BMA: “Trade union law has to reflect the reality of our complex working lives” – Campaign for Trade Union Freedom

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A landmark victory for the right to strike

ON MAY 21 this year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its authoritative advisory opinion on whether the right to strike is protected by International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conv...

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Burnham needs to honour Labour’s manifesto commitment to workers’ rights

WHEN Labour won the general election with a landslide majority, millions of working people hoped the Tory attacks on trade union and workers’ rights was finally over.

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Labour needs to put workers at the heart of its party

THE Starmer government has left a legacy of unfinished business. This is particularly true in relation to worker and trade union rights — the Employment Rights Act 2025 has not gone the full distance ...

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“Rights on paper mean nothing when companies ignore the law and regulators refuse to enforce it” Cristina Ioanistescu, App Drivers & Couriers Union  – Campaign for Trade Union Freedom

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Employment Rights Act does not go far enough, Miners’ Gala hears

THE Employment Rights Act doesn’t go far enough and a mass campaign to abolish all anti-union laws should be a labour movement priority, Miners’ Gala marras heard on Friday night.General Federation of...

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Towards a second Employment Rights Bill

THE Employment Rights Act, which received Royal Assent in 2025, was one of the headline policies of the incoming Labour government.Years in the making, the genesis of the Act came from work done by fo...

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May Day: International Trade Unions Say Hands Off Cuba!

"Trade unions around the world have been forthright in their support for Cuba and against Trump gangsterism."

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Salmon workers’ safety fears ignored

OUR union has been successfully recruiting new members at Mowi in Rosyth over the course of the past three years. This has not been an easy task due to the transient nature of the workforce, the many ...

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Forward to an Employment Rights #2 Bill

By Carolyn Jones and Adrian Weir A recent rally organised by the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom, in partnership with Strike Map, heard from union leaders, labour law experts and politicians argui…

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Briefing: the Government's Fair Work Agency risks becoming a ‘toothless watchdog’ - IER

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Labour must not backtrack on ballot threshold promise, NEU says

UNIONS must ensure Labour doesn’t backtrack on its delayed promises to remove the 50 per cent ballot turnout threshold, the National Education Union (NEU) conference moved today.The government is expe...

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Battle lines drawn after Tesla union defeat in Berlin

GERMANY’S giant IG Metall union’s setback at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin last week, in failing to secure a majority on Tesla’s statutory works council is a major challenge to the German trade moveme...

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For a new Employment Rights Bill: experts and union leaders demand better

A NEW urgency gripped debate at the workers’ rights rally called by the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom (CTUF) and Strike Map at the weekend.The campaign for a second Employment Rights Bill cannot be...

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Towards a second Employment Rights Act

THE Employment Rights Act which received royal assent in 2025 was one of the headline policies of the incoming Labour government.Years in the making, the genesis of the act came from work done by form...

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Finishing the Job: Rally for trade union rights and Employment Rights #2 Bill

THE first tranche of new employment rights became operative on February 18. Variously billed as the “biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation” (Keir Starmer) and echoed by the TUC in Decembe...

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Unions demand second employment rights bill

Workers’ groups say new labour reforms leave major gaps, as campaigners plan a rally in London calling for stronger legal protections

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Rally for trade union rights and Employment Rights #2 Bill

"We need and demand a labour rights framework that’s worth defending and that workers will value as having something in it for them."

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Argentina passes sweeping attack on workers’ rights and trade unions

ARGENTINA’S Senate has passed legislation attacking workers’ rights and collective bargaining.Far-right President Javier Milei hailed the “historic” win, which follows huge protests by trade unions an...

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Council granted bin strike protestors ban

BREAKING - The city council has been granted a High Court injunction baning anyone from protesting outside its depots and then obstructing its bin lorries from going on their daily rounds

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Milei’s attack on Argentinian labour rights advances

A STRIKE protesting against Argentina’s far-right President Javier Milei’s attack on the country’s labour laws disrupted public transport, hospitals, ports and schools across the country on Thursday.&...

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