Trade Union Regulation
There have been votes in Parliament on the way trade unions are regulated, including on the law related to industrial action and strike ballots.
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Boris Johnson generally voted for more restrictive regulation of trade union activity
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On 26 Jan 2022:
Boris Johnson voted to implement a tax on trade unions and employers' associations to fund their regulator, the Certification Officer.
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On 26 Jan 2022:
Boris Johnson voted to empower the regulator of trade unions and employers’ associations, the Certification Officer, to impose financial penalties on the bodies it regulates for breaches of the law.
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On 8 Feb 2017:
Boris Johnson voted for the support of 40% of those entitled to vote in a ballot for industrial action by state school teachers to be required for such action to be lawful.
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On 8 Feb 2017:
Boris Johnson voted to require the support of 40% of those eligible to vote in ballots for strike action by key transport workers, including staff working on railways, airport security, air traffic control and London buses, for such action to be lawful.
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On 8 Feb 2017:
Boris Johnson voted for the support of 40% of those entitled to vote in a ballot for industrial action by key health workers to be required for such action to be lawful.
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On 8 Feb 2017:
Boris Johnson voted for the support of 40% of those entitled to vote in a ballot for industrial action by border security workers to be required for such action to be lawful.
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On 8 Feb 2017:
Boris Johnson voted for the support of 40% of those entitled to vote in a ballot for industrial action by key fire service workers to be required for such action to be lawful.
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On 24 Jan 2017:
Boris Johnson was absent for a vote on Industrial Action (Protection of Critical National Services) Bill
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On 10 Nov 2015:
Boris Johnson was absent for a vote on Trade Union Bill — New Clause 2 — Workplace Ballots and Ballots by Electronic Means
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On 10 Nov 2015:
Boris Johnson was absent for a vote on Trade Union Bill — Clause 9 — Union Supervision of Picketing
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On 10 Nov 2015:
Boris Johnson was absent for a vote on Trade Union Bill — Third Reading
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On 14 Sep 2015:
Boris Johnson voted to require a 50% turnout in order to make a strike ballot valid and for other aspects of increased regulation of trade union activity.
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On 9 Jan 2008:
Boris Johnson was absent for a vote on Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Preventing prison officers from taking industrial action
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