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Trade Union Freedom Bill: Latest News
Trade Union Rights and Freedoms Bill: An Update
Following its second readng in the House of Lords, the Employment Bill came back before the Commons when Parliament resumed on 6 October 2008. By 16th October the Bill had completed its Committee Stage. It is expected to reach Report Stage at the beginning of November.
North West Conference Workplace Issues: Redundancy, Victimisation and Worse?
Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool
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BNP Infiltration: Court finds in favour of union.
On 27th February 2007 the European Court of Human Rights found in favour of ASLEF (download) in a case that will have profound and positive implications for trade unions.
In ASLEF v UK, the ECHR held that:
- Art 11 does not impose an obligation on a union to admit those who do not share their values (para 39); and,
- the right of ASLEF to choose its members outweighed the BNP member's right to freedom of expression (para. 50).
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