Prof Ralph Darlington R.R.Darlington@salford.ac.uk
The Conservative government's proposed strike ballot thresholds : The challenge to trade unions [Pamphlet]
Darlington, RR; Dobson, J
Authors
J Dobson
Abstract
According to the authors of this timely report, the government is attempting to rush into law ‘the most sweeping and radical tightening of rules on industrial
action since the Thatcher era of the 1980’s’. They warn that such proposals could result in ‘the biggest showdown over industrial relations for a generation’ and go
on to drill down into one aspect of the government’s proposals – strike ballots. The publication first explores the justification and underlying motivation for the
introduction of new tougher strike ballot laws before questioning whether the technical measure proposed would increase balloting turn-outs. The pamphlet
then retrospectively applies the new laws to previously held ballots by analysing a database the authors have compiled of ballots over the period 1997-2015.
They conclude that the new legislation will make it very difficult for unions to mount officially sanctioned strikes in response to government-initiated austerity
measures, especially those relating to national bargaining in the public sector and end by reflecting on the unions’ potential responses to the new legislation.
Citation
Darlington, R., & Dobson, J. (2015). The Conservative government's proposed strike ballot thresholds : The challenge to trade unions [Pamphlet]
Report Type | Discussion Paper |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 1, 2015 |
Publication Date | Sep 1, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Sep 10, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 5, 2016 |
ISBN | 9781906703288 |
Publisher URL | https://www.ier.org.uk/product/conservative-governments-proposed-strike-ballot-thresholds-challenge-trade-unions-0/ |
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