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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Lucy Powell consistently voted against more restrictive regulation of trade union activity
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On 29 Nov 2023:
Lucy Powell voted no on Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023
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On 28 Nov 2023:
Lucy Powell voted no on Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023
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On 28 Nov 2023:
Lucy Powell voted no on Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023
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On 28 Nov 2023:
Lucy Powell voted no on Draft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels)
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On 30 Jan 2023:
Lucy Powell voted no on Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill Committee: Third Reading
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On 26 Jan 2022:
Lucy Powell voted not 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:
Lucy Powell voted not 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:
Lucy Powell voted against requiring 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:
Lucy Powell voted not 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:
Lucy Powell voted against requiring 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:
Lucy Powell voted against requiring 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:
Lucy Powell voted against requiring 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:
Lucy Powell voted against regulating industrial action by those providing certain critical national services including railways, operators providing buses, trams and underground railways, the National Health Service and fire and ambulance services.
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On 10 Nov 2015:
Lucy Powell voted yes on Trade Union Bill — New Clause 2 — Workplace Ballots and Ballots by Electronic Means
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On 10 Nov 2015:
Lucy Powell voted against requiring the appointment of a picket supervisor and against requiring them to be identified to, and contactable by, the police.
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On 10 Nov 2015:
Lucy Powell voted against requiring a 50% turnout in order to make a strike ballot valid and against other aspects of increased regulation of trade union activity.
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On 14 Sep 2015:
Lucy Powell voted against requiring a 50% turnout in order to make a strike ballot valid and against other aspects of increased regulation of trade union activity.
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