Industrial action — new LRD legal guide

Knowledge of the law of industrial action is vital for trade unionists as the consequences of a failure to observe the provisions of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 when going out on strike are severe.

Industrial action — a legal guide explains all the legal aspects and possible consequences of taking industrial action in clear and concise language, using examples from case law to illustrate points where relevant.

The new LRD booklet explains about immunities, the procedure for balloting, taking and stopping industrial action, the law on picketing, dismissal and industrial action and the effects on terms and conditions.

As Fact Service reported last week, judges have been blocking industrial action — British Airways and Milford Docks are two good examples.

And the number of injunctions brought by employers under the Act over the past year has nearly trebled, according to newspaper reports.

Industrial action — a legal guide, £5.05 a copy incl p&p from Labour Research Department, 78 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8HF or order online at www.lrdpublications.org.uk/publications.php?pub=BK&iss=1496