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Trade Union Bill

Proceeding contribution from Angela Eagle (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 14 September 2015. It occurred during Debate on bills on Trade Union Bill.

No.

As I was saying, that issue needs to be dealt with on a cross-party basis to change our political system fairly, and not just with the partisan interests of the Tory party in mind.

As the Regulatory Policy Committee has noted, these proposals for changes are rushed, and have had nowhere near the level of consultation that they deserve. The Committee has described the impact assessment as “not fit for purpose”. There are serious questions about whether this Bill is compatible with the international legal obligations of the United Kingdom, as a member of the International Labour Organisation. The ILO has already criticised the UK on a number of occasions for

its constraints on the right to strike, and the United Nations special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association has called for more, not less, trade union freedom in Britain.

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

599 cc779-780 

Session

2015-16

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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