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Reform Trade Union Strike Laws

Submitted on Thursday 10th November 2011

Published on Friday 11th November 2011

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 11th November 2012

Signatures: 46

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Reform Trade Union Strike Laws

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A loophole in the law is allowing Trade Unions to call for strikes without majority support. As long as the Trade Unions gain a majority support at the ballot, they can go on strike regardless of what the turnout is.

This has lead to Trade Unions putting pressure on members opposing a strike to abstain from the vote, causing a victory from a majority in a very low turnout even though they have not won the vote of the majority of members.

These laws need reforming and my suggestion would be to have a minimum turnout of 50% and then a Qualified Majority (62%) in favour of the strike.


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