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Trade Union Bill 2019
- Sponsor
- Mick Barry · People Before Profit-Solidarity
- Introduced
- 13 Dec 2019
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Removes restrictions on pickets: allows pickets for union aims beyond trade disputes, permits pickets at workplace approaches rather than entrances only, and allows anyone to join pickets without risk of injunction.
- Repeals ballot and notice requirements: eliminates requirement for secret ballots and one-week notice before industrial action, removing legal grounds employers use to obtain injunctions.
- Allows unions to take industrial action for individual worker grievances without exhausting agreed procedures first, enabling swift action in dismissals and victimization cases.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil13 Dec 2019
Debates
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