‘The home secretary has rejected an offer by the bishop of Sheffield to set up an independent panel to examine events surrounding the “battle of Orgreave”, one if the most brutal clashes between police and miners during the 1984 miners’ strike.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority is taking legal action against Ryanair over the airline’s refusal to compensate thousands of UK customers affected by flight disruption over the summer.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 1,000 students have signed up to a lawsuit seeking compensation for lost teaching hours during recent strike action by university staff, which could cost universities millions of pounds.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A student has launched a campaign calling for Cardiff University to compensate students for lost lessons as lecturers go on strike.’
BBC News, 12th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The parallels between Hillsborough and Orgreave are alarming. The same attempt to divert blame from the police. The same methods to conceal the truth. In many cases, the same officers.’
The Independent, 30th October 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Royal Mail has won a High Court injunction preventing next week’s planned 48-hour strike by postal workers.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Changes to industrial relations law mean trade unions are facing a very different legal landscape from the “winter of discontent” 40 years ago, despite recent threats of illegal strike action over public sector pay.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th September 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Birmingham’s long-running bin strike has been suspended following a high court injunction preventing the city council from making refuse workers redundant.’
The Guardian, 20th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Government has won its High Court bid to obtain a permanent ban on industrial action by prison officers, in a move unionists have warned will leave “only a matter of time” before a member of staff gets killed.’
The Independent, 19th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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