“The courts will rely on their depleted ranks of senior managers to remain open during industrial action, when Ministry of Justice members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) strike on 30 June in protest at proposed changes to public sector pensions and job cuts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“It is ‘legitimate to ask’ whether civilian staff working for the police should be banned from going on strike, according to a government adviser.”
BBC News, 16th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ministers have taken part in high-level discussions on how to change strike laws should a surge in industrial action threaten to disrupt the economy and future international events, including Wimbledon and next year’s Olympics.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Senior Tories have raised concerns that the party is risking its reputation for being strong on law and order as the police unveiled plans for a summer campaign of protest against coalition cuts.”
The Guardian, 21st May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Where a trade union proposed to take industrial action there was no obligation on the union for the purpose of section 230(2) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 to explain any more than how the lists and figures of the union membership for the ballot were reached. Therefore, where the employers complained that the ballot records sent to members working in several places of work were not accurate and the union relied on the database records of the union even though there were very minor inaccuracies in them caused by the movement of union members, such errors did not invalidate the strike decision reached by a great majority of the members who voted.”
WLR Daily, 7th March 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Two rail unions have welcomed a court ruling that prevents minor mistakes in balloting being used to halt strikes.”
BBC News, 4th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Rules may be changed so that strike is only lawful if a majority of those entitled to vote back the action.”
The Guardian, 12th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Business leaders will today urge the government to introduce stringent new laws to make it harder for public sector workers to go on strike and prevent the country grinding to a halt as opposition grows to the looming spending cuts.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“ITN is facing a high court legal challenge over plans to dramatically reduce pension payments made to the families of former employees.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Civil service unions are threatening strike action after the government announced a ‘non-negotiable’ new redundancy deal that will reduce pay-outs for compulsory redundancies from a maximum of more than six years to just one year.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government was today (5 July) accused of declaring war on trade unions as ministers moved to cut the redundancy terms of public sector workers and reports emerged of plans to tighten up the law on strike ballots.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A 48-hour strike by London Underground maintenance workers will go ahead tonight after the High Court refused to grant an injunction preventing the stoppage.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The firm responsible for repairs to the Tube network is to seek a High Court injunction to stop a strike by maintenance workers.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government has slapped down calls by business leaders for changes to rules regarding strike ballots.”
BBC News, 21st June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The TUC has condemned new proposals from the powerful business lobby group CBI to make it harder for workers to strike as ‘a charter for exploitation at work’.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British Airways plc v Unite the Union [2010] WLR (D) 131
“When, following a ballot the result of which supported strike action, one was asking whether a union and its members were protected from a claim in tort under certain provisions within Part V of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, the conditions contained in s 231 of the Act as to the provision by the union of information to its members concerning the results of the ballot were critical. However, s 231 was poorly drafted and it was not appropriate to adopt an over-literal interpretation of its wording.”
WLR Daily, 21st May 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Air passengers have received a double dose of good news as the British Airways strike was averted and regulators changed the rules on flying through volcanic ash.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Headteachers are facing possible legal action after pressing ahead with a planned boycott of Sats tests in England.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A high court judge today (1 April) granted Network Rail a temporary injunction to block next week’s planned four-day rail strike by signal workers.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Network Rail will today try to avert next week’s planned four-day national rail strike by challenging the strike ballot in the high court.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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