Last Saturday saw the launch meeting of the new Campaign for Trade Union Freedom, created by the merger of the Liaison Committee for the Defence of Trade Unions (LCDTU) and the United Campaign for the Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Laws. And yesterday saw the launch of the People’s Assembly initiative, aiming for a mass public […]
Posts Tagged ‘Industrial Relations’
The Tory who wants to ban strikes
Jun 16th, 2011 by David Osler.Boris Johnson may argue for a minimum turnout threshold on industrial action ballots, Vince Cable might make threatening noises at GMB conference. But throughout my adult lifetime, I cannot remember any public figure openly advocating that strikes should be illegal. Step forward Dr Andrew Lilico, an economist who – modestly or otherwise – styles himself ‘one […]
