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Junior doctor members of the British Medical Association (BMA) during a rally outside Downing Street in London, at the start a four-day strike amid the bitter dispute with the government over pay, August 11, 2023
THE TUC is mounting an international challenge to “unworkable” Tory anti-strike legislation, which makes Britain even more of a pariah than it already was, the union body said today.
It’s challenging the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act through the United Nations’ Geneva-based workers’ rights arm, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and is being backed by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), which represents 45 million trade unionists.
The ETUC said anti-union laws already make it harder for working people in Britain to take strike action than in any other Western European country.
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 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
Labour’s long-promised Act has scraped through the Lords. While the law marks a step forward, its lack of collective rights leaves workers short-changed — and sets the stage for a renewed campaign for an Employment Rights Bill #2, argues TONY BURKE