13. Memorandum from the GMB
I am writing to you convey the GMB's support
for the proposal that you will have now received from the Institute
of Employment Rights.
Our experience is that basic human rights such
as the right to strike in Britain is severely limited by current
UK law, and the effect that these limitations have on our members
and our ability to lawfully represent them in legitimate disputes
with employers is fundamentally unjust.
Our view is that the law must be reformed so
that UK workers are entitled to the right to take industrial action
as the International Covenant demands when faced with inflexible
employers.
I urge your Committee to consider the current
unfair law and the Institute of Employment Rights suggested reforms,
so that in the future justifiable disputes can be settled lawfully—and
our members will no longer need to tolerate injustice.
14 May 2004
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