Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tony Benn (Labour), on Thursday, 15 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 47 members in total.

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WORKERS RIGHTS

That this House is of the opinion that every worker should have the right to union membership for the protection of her occupational, social and economic rights, and not to be discriminated against on grounds of union membership or participation in union activities or using union services, to be a union representative and, if so, to have reasonable time off and not to be discriminated against, to be represented by the union, individually or collectively, on any work issue, to have the right to take industrial action to protect his or her or any other worker's occupational, social or economic interests without being in breach of contract, without threat of dismissal or discrimination and to picket any workplace relevant to the dispute.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

455 

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Employment Protection Trade unions

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk