tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712759979636807139.post6279719182086652212..comments2010-02-03T22:39:52.466ZComments on A view from Union Street: Not all Tory union laws were badDM Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762009221456303236noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712759979636807139.post-75723287900657734762010-02-03T22:39:52.466Z2010-02-03T22:39:52.466ZYou can't be serious Andy? Coming from the hom...You can't be serious Andy? Coming from the home region of the Tolpuddle Martyrs surely you appreciate the importance of independent trade unions. The CO powers are an affront to democracy. Members of unions can seek legal redress via the Tribunal system or Civil Courts if the union acts unlawfully. It is another issue altogether for a state appointed lawyer to interpret and over ride a union's autonomy, internal processes and rule book.<br /><br />It is an extremely draconian regulation of unions unparalleled in other EU member states and was designed to give primacy to the rights of scabs. Sadly it has become de rigeur for the far left to avail themselves of the scab's friend.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14782942041213121102noreply@blogger.com