The latest news and events from the LRC's 'Trade Union Rights{/exp:xml_encode}' campaign. http://l-r-c.org.uk/ en-GB Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:30:47 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/events/detail/new-unionism-how-workers-can-fight-back/ A dayschool hosted by Workers’ Liberty Highgate Newtown Community Centre, 25 Bertram Street, London N19 5DQ (Archway tube) Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:15:39 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/lrctv/watch/john-mcdonnell-mp-speaking-at-unite-construction-workers-demo/ Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:19:09 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/lrc-pays-tribute-to-life-of-andy-viner/ LRC National Committee member Andy Viner has died following injuries sustained in a car crash. The LRC wishes to pay tribute to Andy, who was an elected official of the ASLEF union and a hard-working trade unionist and socialist. We offer our condolences to his family and to all those who knew Andy as a friend and a comrade. Andy’s funeral will take place on Friday 1 July in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. for more details Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:16:43 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/solidarity-with-aslef-members-on-boxing-day/ The LRC has written to ASLEF to offer its solidarity to its London Underground members taking industrial action on 26 December. We note the strong mandate from members for this action who voted nine to one to take industrial action. Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:02:02 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/lrctv/watch/solidarity-with-striking-london-firefighters/ Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:56:37 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/lawful-industial-action-bill-falls-in-parliament/ The Tories and Lib Dems today (Fri 22 Oct) talked out the Lawful Industrial Action Bill, proposed by John McDonnell MP, and supported by every trade union - having won the unanimous backing of the 2010 TUC Congress in September. Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:29:23 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/lobby-your-mp-to-back-the-lawful-industrial-action-minor-errors-bill/ John McDonnell MP is sponsoring the Lawful Industrial Action (Minor Errors) Bill as his private members Bill in Parliament. The Bill would tackle the increasing practice by employers of using minor technical errors in the balloting process - which have no material effect on the outcome - to take unions to court in order to prevent them from taking industrial action. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:34:47 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/press/government-attacks-civil-service-workerss-rights/ The Government intends to cut the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) - affecting hundreds of thousands of public sector workers – by scrapping the requirement to obtain the agreement of staff representatives before changes can be made to accrued rights. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:35:44 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/press/john-mcdonnell-launches-bill-to-restore-the-right-to-strike/ John McDonnell, supported by the Trade Union Co-ordinating Group, presented his Private Members’ Bill to parliament today. If adopted, the Bill would significantly improve unions’ ability to defend their members and would be the first step towards the full restoration of trade union rights. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:26:18 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/press/as-one-door-closes-another-one-opens.-john-mcdonnell-tops-the-private-membe/ John McDonnell MP has been drawn first in the Private Members’ Bill Ballot today and has opted for bill to tackle abuse of trade union ballots by employers. Mon, 24 May 2010 15:13:07 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/lrctv/watch/rmt-launches-challenge-to-uk-anti-trade-union-laws-in-echr/ Sat, 01 May 2010 20:00:01 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/lrc-attends-london-may-day-rally/ There was a large LRC contingent on the London May Day March and Rally. We carried the banner on the route of the march from Clerkenwell Green to Trafalgar Square and handed out copies of A Peoples Agenda, and flyers for the After the Election . . . Join the Resistance! meeting on Saturday 15th May. Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:23:57 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/the-right-to-strike/ LRC Chair John McDonnell MP today has a letter in The Guardian regarding the injunction against the RMT ballot, which derailed the planned national rail strike next week: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:41:43 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/reinstate-alberto-durango-protest-19-mar/ The LRC is supporting the campaign to reinstate sacked cleaners’ rep Alberto Durango at UBS. The 19th March saw an international day of action against Swiss bank UBS, who via its contractor Lancaster has imposed an effective 10.75% pay cut on its cleaners in the City of London, while sacking shop steward Alberto Durango. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:41:25 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/press/over-100-labour-mps-sign-motion-opposing-government-attack-on-civil-servant/ Over 100 Labour MPs have now signed an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to think again on its “unfair proposals” which would tear up the terms and conditions of civil and public servants.