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<h3 style='background:white'><b><font size=2 color="#73110e" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#73110E'>Trade Union Rights and Freedoms
Bill: An Update<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p style='background:white'><font size=2 color="#73110e" face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#73110E'>The Employment
Bill is back before the Commons soon after Parliament resumes on 6 October
2008. As it stands, the Employment Bill does not incorporate the principles
contained in the <span class=caps>TUC </span>supported Trade Union Rights and
Freedoms Bill - a Bill which the Institute’s Chair, </span></font><strong><b><font
color="#73110e" face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='color:#73110E'>John
Hendy QC</span></font></b></strong><font size=2 color="#73110e" face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#73110E'>, helped to
draft. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='background:white'><font size=2 color="#73110e" face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#73110E'>However, we
understand there may be three areas of the Employment Bill which can be amended
to strengthen trade union rights. These would provide for:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color="#73110e" face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Better protection against dismissal or victimisation of
workers taking part in lawful industrial action. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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size=2 color="#73110e" face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Filling loopholes in the law to prevent the use of
agency workers replacing striking workers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:#73110E;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
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size=2 color="#73110e" face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fairer balloting procedures which would cut the 'red
tape' facing unions when balloting members for industrial action by
placing a duty on employers to supply information need by unions to comply
with notice and balloting requirements. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p style='background:white'><font size=2 color="#73110e" face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#73110E'>The <a
href="http://www.unitedcampaign.org.uk/">United Campaign</a> has now started a
campaign encouraging supporters to lobby their MPs in support of amendments to
the Bill. The campaign suggests: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Symbol><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:#73110E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#73110e"
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#73110E'>sending
<a
href="http://www.ier.org.uk/system/files/postcard+campaign+-+EB+amendments+08.pdf">postcards</a>
to MPs <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#73110e"
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#73110E'>writing
to MP’s via the website at <a href="http://www.writetothem.com/">www.writetothem.com</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color="#73110e"
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#73110E'>Writing
to MPs using a model letter <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='background:white'><font size=2 color="#73110e" face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#73110E'>If you want to
assist in the distribution of the postcards, contact info@unitedcampaign.org.uk
with the number of cards you require. Alternatively a model letter can be found
on their website <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Carolyn Jones</span></font></b></strong><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
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</span></font></i><font size=2 color=red><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:red'>Visit our website where you can buy books, register for seminars
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