Kill the Trade Union

BillProtect your collective

rights

What Have the Unions Ever Done for Us?• Health and safety, • an end to child labour, • equal pay for women, • negotiate on pay, • sick pay and sick leave • a right to challenge bullying and harassment, • maternity rights

… and much, much more.

Attacking 3 core rights

• The right to organise• The right to bargain• The right to strike

Our Concerns: Facilities TimeTrade union facility time and facilities are used to:• represent members both individually and collectively • Negotiate with employers • Review policies• Accompany members at sickness absence meetings, grievance and

disciplinary meetings

The Bill will mean a reduction in your unions ability to represent you.

Our Concerns: Thresholds• 50% of those eligible to vote must do so.• in six sectors industrial action will be lawful only if it is supported by

at least 40% of those eligible to vote in the ballot.

There will be no option to be able to use e-balloting.

Our Concerns: Attack on the right to strike• 14 days notice of a strike• Mandate will only last 4 months• Agency workers will be used• requiring a union official to oversee pickets and have a letter of

authorisation on them at all times• Union official to wear an arm band

Our Concerns: Political Funds• The NUT not affiliated to a political party and is independent of any

political parties.• The political fund is used for campaign activities against political

parties and their candidates who promote racist, fascist and other views beyond election periods.• to encourage members or groups of members to register to vote.

Our Concerns: RegulationThe Certification Officer will be given powers to:• Investigate unions• Confiscate membership records• Impose fines• Charge unions to cover costs

What can we do?• Lobby and rally Monday 2nd November, Westminster• Write to your MP• Contact local media• Petition your MP• Run a stall • Spread the word online

Kill the Trade Union

BillProtect your collective

rights