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Jeremy Corbyn to speak at IER event
05 July 2016
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will speak at a meeting hosted by the Institute of Employment Rights at the Durham Miners' Gala this Friday (08 July 2016), at which IER President Professor Keith Ewing and Chair John Hendy QC will discuss our proposals for the next Labour government.
Welsh government ‘to counter Trade Union Act’
05 June 2016
The Guardian has reported that the Welsh Assembly will tomorrow (05 July 2016) announce legislation that counters the draconian laws put in place by the Trade Union Act.
New Manifesto Calls For Penalising Blacklisting Bosses
01 July 2016
BOSSES who blacklist workers should face “criminal penalties,” according to a Manifesto for Labour Law unveiled by the Institute of Employment Rights.
Ronnie Draper: IER policy proposals “could bring security back into the workplace and growth into our economy”
27 June 2016
General Secretary of the BFAWU Ronnie Draper has lent his support to the IER’s Manifesto for Labour Law.
IER plan for workers could help “eliminate” blacklisting, says UNITE Assistant General Secretary
27 June 2016
Assistant General Secretary of UNITE the Union Gail Cartmail has welcome the Institute of Employment Rights’ Manifesto for Labour Law, stating that the policies it proposes would be instrumental in the fight against blacklisting if it was taking on by the next Labour government.
Matt Wrack: “The FBU wholeheartedly supports the Institute’s plan to turn the economy and the British workplace around”
24 June 2016
General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) Matt Wrack has spoken of his support for the Institute of Employment Rights’ (IER) Manifesto for Labour Law.
NUT chief says IER Manifesto “puts us in good stead to build a brighter future in 2020”
24 June 2016
NUT General Secretary Kevin Courtney has said that the IER’s Manifesto for Labour Law, which will be launched at a free Westminster event on 28 June, “puts us in good stead to build a brighter future in 2020”.
Len McCluskey: We support IER’s “genuine alternative” for UK labour laws
24 June 2016
Len McCluskey, General Secretary of UNITE, has spoken of his union’s support for the “genuine alternative” to the UK’s regressive labour laws, which have helped to keep millions of Britons trapped in poverty and vulnerable jobs.
TUC, UNITE and CWU join Manifesto for Labour Law launch
23 June 2016
New speakers from the CWU, TUC and UNITE have been announced for the IER's launch of its new Manifesto for Labour Law at Westminster on Tuesday 28 June.
IER places trade unions at heart of new policy proposals to be launched at Westminster event
17 June 2016
The Institute of Employment Rights (IER), an independent think tank for the labour movement, will launch a new Manifesto for Labour Law at Westminster on 28 June, which places trade unions at the heart of a proposed economic strategy for the next Labour government.
IER collaborates with Forced Labour Monitoring Group on Modern Slavery event
14 June 2016
The Institute of Employment Rights has collaborated with the Forced Labour Monitoring Group (FLMG) to host a conference on Labour Exploitation and Modern Slavery.
Check-off ban unlawful, High Court rules
20 May 2016
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has won a case against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) after the government scrapped check-off for civil service workers.
