Campaign for Trade Union Freedom
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News and views from the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom (CTUF) - campaigning for trade union and labour rights in the UK and around the world
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Joined September 2022
After giving Trump a “peace” prize FIFA is now promoting sweetheart players’ unions instead of genuine, independent players’ unions
morningstaronline.co.uk
FIFA has been accused of promoting “fake” unions instead of holding meaningful dialogue on player welfare.World players’ union Fifpro was not invited to a meeting convened by Fifa in Morocco at the...
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Tory and Lib Dem peers still trying with their wrecking amendments to an already weak Employment Rights Bill
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
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Speaking alongside @sarahwoolley01 , GS of @BFAWUOfficial , on deficient Employment Rights Bill at @IERUK conference yesterday in Liverpool. Same gig next week in London, sign up here: https://t.co/fCwU4BtpFZ
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Have you signed up yet? Hundreds and hundreds of union reps and members have joined the call for an Employment Rights #2 Bill. Join them here: https://t.co/5HUPhZ1fUj
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Join 14 national trade unions and hundreds on individual reps and members in calling for an Employment Rights #2 Bill - sign up here: https://t.co/5HUPhZ0I4L
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I hear Iain Dale is blocking people for posting this video of him being a thug. It would be a shame if more of us posted it.
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The Campaign’s co-chair @TonyBurke2010 on Lammy’s folly of trying to reinstate unlawful fees for applicants (workers) at the Employment Tribunal
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The government have U-turned on a proposal to re-introduce charges for employment tribunals: we should empower negotiation not litigation
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The @ituc calls out the Israeli assault on the offices of the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions
ituc-csi.org
The ITUC strongly condemns the raid by Israeli army and intelligence forces on the offices of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (…)
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International seminar on the right to strike, free registration
nathanson.osgoode.yorku.ca
On 6 October 2025, the International Court of Justice will open public hearings for its advisory opinion on the “Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87.” This case will have major implications...
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Lammy backs down on ET fees
theguardian.com
Justice secretary says right to challenge unfair work behaviour is core to Labour’s work plan after union backlash
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Yet another problem with Employment Rights Bill. Because it relies on rights for individual workers; it's up to the worker to enforce via the Employment Tribunal. If the worker wins, this research shows that many bosses ignore the remedy and do not pay.
thebureauinvestigates.com
The government scheme ‘enforcing’ money owed to workers has been unsuccessful in a staggering three-quarters of cases
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The Justice Dept under Lammy is considering reintroducing applicants’ fees at the Employment Tribunal; so much for the Employment Rights Bill in full
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Reintroducing tribunal fees would be ‘a gift for bad bosses’, says TUC chief Paul Nowak
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Report in today’s @M_Star_Online that global campaigning for union recognition at Starbucks may be nearing a successful conclusion
morningstaronline.co.uk
MASS organisations representing some 85 million workers around the world announced in a public letter late last week their commitment to support unionised Starbucks baristas and uphold picket lines...
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.@KimJohnsonMP in the @M_Star_Online on the campaign for the Cammel Laitd 37 - shipyard workers jailed for occupying the yard to save jobs
morningstaronline.co.uk
WHEN 37 shipyard workers from Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead were sent to a high-security prison in 1984, their only crime was fighting for their jobs, the survival of their sector and their...
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Labour Conference Fringe Meeting tonight (Sept 30th 6.30pm): IER, TUCG, @ctufevents, Arise - Venue: Love Lane Brewery, Bridgewater St, L1 OAY. Jo Grady, Paul Fleming, Steve Wright, Fran Heathcote, John McDonnell, Ian Byrne, Kim Johnson. Drinks & Buffet. https://t.co/deeO7U6Ijg
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Our co-chair @TonyBurke2010 on eve of LP Conference reviewing the slow Parliamentary progress of the Employment Rights Bill
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
On the eve of the Labour conference, slow progress on employment rights should be a major issue for the government
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