Trade Union Recognition

The most recent documents available on this subject are:

TUC welcomes strengthening of staff voice at work

Welcoming the Employment Relations Bill, that received Royal Assent yesterday (Thursday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: "This Bill contains significant union victories...

17 September 2004
Six million workers denied a voice at work

Three years after the majority of UK workers won the right to be represented by a union, six million employees in small firms are still being denied a voice at work, says a report from the TUC out today (Friday).

5 December 2003
TUC says May Day is a call for employment laws to guarantee justice, equality and respect at work for all

On Thursday 1 May, trade unionists will join the traditional London May Day march to celebrate International Workers Day and call for better employment and trade union rights for workers in Britain and abroad. Britain fails to meet the minimum standa...

29 April 2003
Unions win ruling in European Court of Human Rights

Judges at the European Court of Human Rights today unanimously made a ruling in favour of trade union members Dave Wilson and Terrence Palmer, which will stop employers from penalising workers who want to be represented by a union at work

2 July 2002
US style union busting will not work

TUC General Secretary, John Monks, has told the UCATT annual conference that US style union busting techniques will not work if imported into the UK.

7 June 2000
CAC opens its doors

The Central Arbitration Committee (CAC), the body which will make decisions on claims for union recognition, opens its doors today (Tuesday) as trade unions report a climate of more voluntary deals than ever before.

6 June 2000


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