A century after the first parliamentary text on labour disputes, the TUC, the main trade union confederation, is calling for the adoption of a law on trade union freedom (Trade Union Freedom Bill), in order to bring British law into line with international recommendations and European norms in this area. (Ref. 06494)
A century after the first parliamentary text on labour disputes, the Trade Disputes Act of 1906, British employees still do not have the right to strike. The TUC is making the most of this anniversary to call for a law to be passed (the Trade Union Freedom Bill), in order to bring British labour law, which is regularly criticised by the International Labour Organisation for its draconian restrictions, into line with international recommendations and European norms in this area. The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, himself acknowledged: British strike law is “the most restrictive on trade unions in the western world”.
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