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The principle that the common law enforced a union's own rules, and that unions were free to arrange their affairs, is reflected in the ILO Freedom of Association Convention and in Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights, subject to the requirement that regulations "necessary in a democratic society" may be imposed.
Collective action in the United Kingdom including the right to strike in UK labour law is the main support for collective bargaining. Although the right to strike (or "industrial action" traditionally) has attained the status, since 1906, of a fundamental human right, protected in domestic case law, statute, the European Convention on Human Rights and international law, the rules in statute ...
Between 2013 and 2022, Frances O'Grady was the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, which is the umbrella grouping for trade unions in England and Wales. Today union governance can be configured in any manner, so long as it complies with the compulsory standards set by the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 ...
The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52) is a UK act of Parliament which regulates United Kingdom labour law.The act applies in full in England and Wales and in Scotland, and partially in Northern Ireland.
Women and trade unions: an outline history of women in the British trade union movement (E. Benn, 1977). Lovell, John. British Trade Unions 1875–1933 (Macmillan Education UK 1977) 74 Pages; Minkin, Lewis. "The British Labour Party and the Trade Unions: Crisis and Compact" ILR 28#1 (1974) pp. 7–37. online; Minkin, Lewis.
This is a list of trade unions in the United Kingdom formed under UK labour law. The criteria for being an independent trade union, free from employer influence and domination, are set out in the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 section 5.
The Trade Union Act 2016 (c. 15) is an Act of Parliament that amended the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. It forms part of the UK's labour law . Passed during the second Cameron ministry , it was fiercely opposed by all UK trade unions . [ 1 ]
The Combinations of Workmen Act 1825 (6 Geo. 4.c. 129) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, which prohibited trade unions from attempting to collectively bargain for better terms and conditions at work, with the exception of increased wages and better working hours, and suppressed the right to strike.