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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/conservative-government%E2%80%99s-proposed-strike-ballot-thresholds-challenge-trade-unions-0"><img border=0 width=250 height=355 src="cid:image004.png@01D0EB18.8F940790" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/cover_1.img_assist_custom.png" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_3"></a><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#272727'>In </span><b><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Conservative Government’s proposed strike ballot thresholds: The challenge to trade unions </span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>the authors consider one particular element of the bill - ballot thresholds - and explore the justifications behind their potential introduction. The publication looks at strike ballot participation rates in general and takes a retrospective look at the impact the current proposals would have had on past strike action. According to their database, the authors conclude that 3.3 million workers would have been denied the right to withdraw their labour under this Government’s proposed laws. Given the seriousness of this impact, the authors go on to consider some important issues - why do some members not vote? Are non-voters against strikes? How does the current balloting process affect the level of participation? They conclude by discussing the likely effect of the proposals if they are implemented and the labour movement’s likely response if the Bill becomes an Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=111 valign=top style='width:83.15pt;border:none;border-left:dashed #CCCCCC 1.0pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:175.5pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:1.0pt'><td width=879 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:659.2pt;background:#CCCCCC;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:1.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image003.gif@01D03571.FDF9D690"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>