Trade Union Rights (No. 2)

EDM number 453 in 2000-01, proposed by Tony Benn on 15/03/2001.

That this House is of the opinion that every trade union should have the right to organise and support industrial action in accordance with the union's rulebook to protect members' or any other worker's occupational, social or economic interests, to uphold its own rule book and democratic procedures, and to spend its funds and conduct its own activities in accordance with the rules, free from employer and state interference, litigation or legislation, to represent its member or members in any workplace on any work issue, to be granted recognition by and to negotiate collective agreements with any employer where a majority of employees are members of the union or vote for recognition of it, and where the union has members, to have reasonable access to a suitable location in an employer's premises in order to communicate with the members, to inspect for health, safety or welfare reasons or to ensure compliance with labour legislation.

This motion has been signed by a total of 44 MPs.