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CONSERVATIVE attempts to effectively ban strikes were dealt a blow yesterday when a United Nations agency confirmed that the plans could break international law.
The Tory manifesto, launched by PM David Cameron on Tuesday, includes a pledge to put a 50 per cent turnout threshold on all strike ballots.
Nurses, teachers and firefighters are among workers facing even bigger barriers under the Tory policy, which would require at least 40 per cent of eligible voters to back action in “essential services.”
The International Court of Justice has delivered its clearest ruling yet that the right to strike is protected under international law, write Professor TONIA NOVITZ, Professor KEITH EWING and Lord JOHN HENDY KC
The Tories introduced the 50% strike ballot threshold to make industrial action harder. MATT WRACK argues that a Labour government has no justification for leaving it on the statute book
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