The Anti-Strike Law is a Historic Attack on Workers’ Rights
The anti-strike law going before Parliament today will give bosses the power to sack frontline staff and drive their unions into bankruptcy. Its aim is clear: stop workers fighting back.
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John Hendy
John Hendy is a Labour peer and labour lawyer. He is the chair of the Institute for Employment Rights (IER).
The P&O Scandal Shows Britain Is a Bosses’ Paradise
The fact P&O won’t face criminal proceedings over its mass sacking of 800 workers is a reminder of the impunity enjoyed by rogue bosses in the British economy – and of the urgent need to overhaul our labour laws.
It’s Time to Abolish Insecure Work
The present legal system lets bosses shirk responsibilities to staff by downgrading their status. A new bill fights that injustice by creating a single ‘worker’ category – with proper rights for all.
The Covid Crisis Makes the Case for Collective Bargaining
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how crucial workers are to the economy, but also how weak their protections are at work – only one policy can level the playing field: sectoral collective bargaining.