Sweetheart deals


The TUC General Council has been urged to update its internal union disputes procedures and work with affiliates to hinder employers from exploiting a loophole in union recognition legislation which allows them to avoid recognising TUC unions.


Delegates at last month’s TUC Congress agreed a motion from the NASUWT education union, noting that “some unscrupulous employers have sought to avoid recognising affiliated unions with an occupational and established membership claim, including through the practice of ‘sweetheart’ recognition agreements.”