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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFCC" lang=EN-GB link=maroon vlink=maroon><div class=WordSection1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#FFFFCC'><tr style='height:846.0pt'><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;height:846.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=793 style='width:594.6pt'><tr style='height:633.2pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:633.2pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=775 style='width:581.2pt'><tr style='height:2.8pt'><td style='background:#FFFFCC;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:2.8pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:200%'><span style='font-size:4.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#663300'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr><tr style='height:25.6pt'><td style='background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;height:25.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="http://ier.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ba9eaa8efed32fc791ea26581&id=a99fe502e4&e=d05416d128"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=771 height=123 id="_x0000_i1572" src="cid:image005.png@01D04B6B.DB480B20" alt="Institute of Employment Rights"></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=798 style='width:598.6pt'><tr style='height:395.4pt'><td width=418 valign=top style='width:313.3pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:395.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#C00000'>Defend the right to strike</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#413839'><a href="https://www.writetothem.com/"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Ask your MP</span></a> to support Early Day Motion 802.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#413839'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/defend-right-strike"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=373 height=139 id="_x0000_i1573" src="cid:image009.jpg@01D04B6B.DB480B20" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/thr%20right%20to%20strike.preview.jpg"></span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue'><br><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000'>Wednesday 18<sup>th</sup> February 2015, London</span></b><span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Today <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/defend-right-strike"><span style='color:windowtext;background:white;text-decoration:none'>has been designated by the </span></a><span style='color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><a href="http://www.ituc-csi.org/"><span style='color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;background:white;text-decoration:none'>International Trade Union Confederation</span></a></span><span style='background:white'> as <span style='color:#413839'>a global day of action in defence of the right to strike. In the UK, </span></span><span style='color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2014-15/802"><span style='color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;background:white;text-decoration:none'>Early Day Motion 802</span></a></span><span style='color:#413839;background:white'> has been tabled in the House of Commons in support of the global day of action and against threats by the UK government to further weaken the right to strike in the UK.</span><span style='color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=380 valign=top style='width:285.3pt;border:none;border-left:dashed #CCCCCC 1.0pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:395.4pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#413839'>The right to strike is a fundamental, basic human right which is currently under threat by the employers’ group at the ILO.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#413839'>The ILO is made up of three groups – employers, workers and governments. The employers’ group has challenged the very existence of the right to strike, established under ILO Convention 87. The workers’ group responded by asking for an opinion from the International Court of Justice on the right to strike in international law.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#413839'>The key decision was due to be made at ILO governing body in November. Instead, the governing body asked for further tripartite discussions on the right to strike, to be reported to its meeting in March for a decision.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ask your politician which side they are on<span style='color:#1F497D'>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><a href="http://www.ituc-csi.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=85 height=101 id="_x0000_i1574" src="cid:image007.png@01D04B6B.048F52F0" alt="http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/siteon0.png?1377785868"></span></a> <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/defend-right-strike"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=149 height=110 id="_x0000_i1575" src="cid:image008.gif@01D04B6B.048F52F0" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom_1.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr><tr style='height:1.0pt'><td width=798 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:598.6pt;background:#CCCCCC;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:1.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <span style='color:#1F497D'>nnnnn</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Institute of Employment Rights, 4<sup>th</sup> Floor, Jack Jones House, 1 Islington Liverpool, L3 8EG<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>0151 207 5265 www.ier.org.uk<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:.85pt'><td width=793 valign=top style='width:594.6pt;background:#CCCCCC;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image003.gif@01D03664.0BD93C40"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>