IER at TUC 2023
Trade unon and the law: a time line of attempts to repress union activity
Come to our TUC stall and chat with us about Minimum Service Levels and other historic attempts to suppress union activity
IER activity at TUC
IER & CTUF fringe
Come and join us for our TUC fringe meeting on Sunday evening - 6:30pm (or end of congress)
Briefing: The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act
An IER briefing on the current status of The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act
A chronology of Labour Law 1979 - 2023
Recently updated by Andrew Moretta, this chronology highlights the rafts of legislation against workers and their organisations, currently on the statute books.
Briefing: New Deal for Working People: the state of play
An IER briefing on the current status of the Labour Party's 'New deal for working people'
Publication: Workers’ Rights in Times of Crisis
This book discusses the Government’s new legal bonfire of rights at work
IER annual employment rights events programme
View our prestigious labour law events. Registrations are now live.
Read IER expert comment
Trade Unions and the Authoritarian State: Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 and the Proposed Code of Practice
Prof Keith Ewing and Lord John Hendy KC respond to the proposed code of practice on the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023
Why do trade unions and workers look to law?
Dr Eleanor Kirk - On the construction of legalities, law making and legal consciousness
Labour’s fudge on workers’ rights pledge
Prof Keith Ewing - Reports that Labour is about to review its commitment to workers’ rights are not a great surprise
Labour’s Most Damaging U-turn
Lord John Hendy KC - Labour's commitment to reverse the decline of unions is the only way for Britain to end job insecurity and in-work poverty
‘Starmer’s vision for workers’ rights will fail without a new Ministry of Labour’
Effective labour law requires an effective Labour Department
Why it is crucial to oppose the anti-trade union laws
Michael Burke - The austerity offensive and the anti-union laws are part of the same package.
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill is authoritarian, illiberal and illegal
Keith Ewing exposes the authoritarian character of the UK government’s latest attack on trade unions and why it must be stopped.
The Anti-Strike Law is a Historic Attack on Workers’ Rights
The anti-strike law going through Parliament will give bosses the power to sack frontline staff and drive their unions into bankruptcy.
The Strikes (Minimum Service) Bill: A Blatant Violation of International Labour Standards
Ioannis Katsaroumpas - The Bills non-compliance with ILO standards
Banning Strikes by the Backdoor?
Prof Ruth Dukes - A First Look at the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
