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UNIONS vowed as one to defy the Tories’ Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act in the first TUC special congress since 1982 at the weekend.
Congress voted unanimously that unions would refuse to tell their members to cross picket lines — a commitment not to comply with the repressive legislation’s diktat that unions take “reasonable steps” to ensure their members comply with work notices issued ordering named individuals to break strikes.
A general council statement specified 15 action points the entire TUC agreed to, pledging to back any worker targeted in a work notice, mount legal challenges to the new laws, and demand employers commit not to issue work notices.
Strike Map co-founder HENRY FOWLER discusses the significance of today’s joint union letter to video game giant Rockstar, demanding trade union recognition for its workers. Their conversation highlights how our movement can harness its collective power to rebuild union power across the private sector
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The unions are unhappy with the Employment Rights Act 2025 and with good reason. KEITH EWING and Lord JOHN HENDY KC take a close look at why the Bill promised more than it delivered
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN