Trade Union Freedom Bill Campaign
EDM number 532 in 2006-07, proposed by John McDonnell on 18/12/2006.
That this House recognises that free and independent trade unions are a force for good in UK society around the world and are vital to democracy; welcomes the positive role modern unions play in providing protection for working people and winning fairness at work; notes the 1906 Trades Disputes Act granted unions the legal freedom to take industrial action; regrets that successive anti-union legislation has meant that trade union rights are now weaker than those introduced by the 1906 Trades Disputes Act; therefore welcomes and supports the TUC campaign for a Trade Union Freedom Bill whose principles include better protection for workers, such as those sacked by Gate Gourmet in 2005, the simplification of ballot procedures and to allow limited supportive action, following a ballot, in specific circumstances; and therefore urges the Government to bring forward legislation to address these proposals.
This motion has been signed by a total of 135 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
John McDonnell | 18/12/2006 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Proposed |
Alan Keen | 18/12/2006 | Feltham and Heston | Labour | Seconded |
Jon Cruddas | 18/12/2006 | Dagenham | Labour | Seconded |
David Anderson | 18/12/2006 | Blaydon | Labour | Seconded |
Katy Clark | 18/12/2006 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Labour | Seconded |
Dennis Skinner | 18/12/2006 | Bolsover | Labour | Seconded |
Gwyn Prosser | 18/12/2006 | Dover | Labour | Signed |
Ken Purchase | 18/12/2006 | Wolverhampton North East | Labour | Signed |
Dai Havard | 18/12/2006 | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Labour | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 18/12/2006 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Brian Jenkins | 18/12/2006 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
Harry Cohen | 18/12/2006 | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
Frank Cook | 18/12/2006 | Stockton North | Labour | Signed |
Ann Cryer | 18/12/2006 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
Ian Davidson | 18/12/2006 | Glasgow South West | Labour | Signed |
Janet Dean | 18/12/2006 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
Neil Gerrard | 18/12/2006 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
David Hamilton | 18/12/2006 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
John Austin | 18/12/2006 | Erith and Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
David Taylor | 18/12/2006 | North West Leicestershire | Labour | Signed |
Paddy Tipping | 18/12/2006 | Sherwood | Labour | Signed |
Jon Trickett | 18/12/2006 | Hemsworth | Labour | Signed |
Desmond Turner | 18/12/2006 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
Rudi Vis | 18/12/2006 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
Nia Griffith | 18/12/2006 | Llanelli | Labour | Signed |
Brian Iddon | 19/12/2006 | Bolton South East | Labour | Signed |
Gordon Marsden | 19/12/2006 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Dismore | 19/12/2006 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
David Drew | 19/12/2006 | Stroud | Labour | Signed |
Ian Gibson | 19/12/2006 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
David Heyes | 08/01/2007 | Ashton-under-Lyne | Labour | Signed |
Rob Marris | 08/01/2007 | Wolverhampton South West | Labour | Signed |
Edward O'Hara | 08/01/2007 | Knowsley South | Labour | Signed |
Betty Williams | 08/01/2007 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
Angus MacNeil | 08/01/2007 | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Jim McGovern | 08/01/2007 | Dundee West | Labour | Signed |
Greg Pope | 09/01/2007 | Hyndburn | Labour | Signed |
Jim Sheridan | 09/01/2007 | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | Labour | Signed |
Andrew MacKinlay | 09/01/2007 | Thurrock | Labour | Signed |
Martin Caton | 09/01/2007 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
David Clelland | 09/01/2007 | Tyne Bridge | Labour | Signed |
Jeremy Corbyn | 09/01/2007 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
Jim Dobbin | 09/01/2007 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Signed |
Mark Durkan | 09/01/2007 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Robert Wareing | 09/01/2007 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
Stephen Hepburn | 10/01/2007 | Jarrow | Labour | Signed |
Lindsay Hoyle | 10/01/2007 | Chorley | Labour | Signed |
Elfyn Llwyd | 10/01/2007 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Alan Meale | 10/01/2007 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
Colin Burgon | 10/01/2007 | Elmet | Labour | Signed |
Ronnie Campbell | 10/01/2007 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
Hywel Francis | 10/01/2007 | Aberavon | Labour | Signed |
Mike Hancock | 10/01/2007 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Si | 10/01/2007 | Swansea East | Labour | Signed |
Madeleine Moon | 10/01/2007 | Bridgend | Labour | Signed |
Dai Davies | 10/01/2007 | Blaenau Gwent | Independent | Signed |
Marsha Singh | 11/01/2007 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
Kate Hoey | 15/01/2007 | Vauxhall | Labour | Signed |
Hywel Williams | 15/01/2007 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Chris McCafferty | 16/01/2007 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
Albert Owen | 16/01/2007 | Ynys M | Labour | Signed |
Alan Simpson | 18/01/2007 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
Mark Lazarowicz | 18/01/2007 | Edinburgh North and Leith | Labour | Signed |
Bill Etherington | 18/01/2007 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
Alasdair McDonnell | 22/01/2007 | Belfast South | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
David Crausby | 31/01/2007 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
Austin Mitchell | 01/02/2007 | Great Grimsby | Labour | Signed |
Roger Godsiff | 05/02/2007 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Labour | Signed |
Gavin Strang | 08/02/2007 | Edinburgh East | Labour | Signed |
Keith Vaz | 19/02/2007 | Leicester East | Labour | Signed |
Michael Connarty | 20/02/2007 | Linlithgow and East Falkirk | Labour | Signed |
Gerald Kaufman | 21/02/2007 | Manchester, Gorton | Labour | Signed |
David Borrow | 23/02/2007 | South Ribble | Labour | Signed |
Gordon Prentice | 27/02/2007 | Pendle | Labour | Signed |
Lynne Jones | 27/02/2007 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
David Lepper | 27/02/2007 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour | Signed |
Linda Riordan | 28/02/2007 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
Mike Gapes | 01/03/2007 | Ilford South | Labour | Signed |
Peter Soulsby | 01/03/2007 | Leicester South | Labour | Signed |
Tony Wright | 02/03/2007 | Cannock Chase | Labour | Signed |
Clive Betts | 05/03/2007 | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Labour | Signed |
Michael Clapham | 07/03/2007 | Barnsley West and Penistone | Labour | Signed |
Brian H Donohoe | 13/03/2007 | Central Ayrshire | Labour | Signed |
George Howarth | 14/03/2007 | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Labour | Signed |
Karen Buck | 27/03/2007 | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Labour | Signed |
Geraldine Smith | 29/03/2007 | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Labour | Signed |
Emily Thornberry | 17/04/2007 | Islington South and Finsbury | Labour | Signed |
Janet Anderson | 18/04/2007 | Rossendale and Darwen | Labour | Signed |
Paul Rowen | 18/04/2007 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Sandra Gidley | 30/04/2007 | Romsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Derek Wyatt | 22/05/2007 | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Labour | Signed |
Alex Salmond | 07/06/2007 | Banff and Buchan | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Frank Dobson | 07/06/2007 | Holborn and St Pancras | Labour | Signed |
David Marshall | 11/06/2007 | Glasgow East | Labour | Signed |
Jim Cunningham | 11/06/2007 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
Diane Abbott | 11/06/2007 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Labour | Signed |
Joan Humble | 12/06/2007 | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Labour | Signed |
Eddie McGrady | 13/06/2007 | South Down | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Anne Moffat | 14/06/2007 | East Lothian | Labour | Signed |
Michael Meacher | 15/06/2007 | Oldham West and Royton | Labour | Signed |
Denis Murphy | 18/06/2007 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
Jimmy Hood | 19/06/2007 | Lanark and Hamilton East | Labour | Signed |
Mike Wood | 19/06/2007 | Batley and Spen | Labour | Signed |
John MacDougall | 21/06/2007 | Glenrothes | Labour | Signed |
Dawn Butler | 21/06/2007 | Brent South | Labour | Signed |
Anthony D Wright | 25/06/2007 | Great Yarmouth | Labour | Signed |
Bill Olner | 26/06/2007 | Nuneaton | Labour | Signed |
Joan Walley | 02/07/2007 | Stoke-on-Trent North | Labour | Signed |
Paul Flynn | 04/07/2007 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
Paul Truswell | 04/07/2007 | Pudsey | Labour | Signed |
David Chaytor | 18/07/2007 | Bury North | Labour | Signed |
Julie Morgan | 19/07/2007 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
Colin Challen | 26/07/2007 | Morley and Rothwell | Labour | Signed |
Clare Short | 08/10/2007 | Birmingham, Ladywood | Independent Labour | Signed |
Bob Laxton | 08/10/2007 | Derby North | Labour | Signed |
Robert Marshall-Andrews | 08/10/2007 | Medway | Labour | Signed |
Paul Farrelly | 08/10/2007 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Signed |
Anne Begg | 08/10/2007 | Aberdeen South | Labour | Signed |
Don Touhig | 08/10/2007 | Islwyn | Labour | Signed |
Doug Naysmith | 10/10/2007 | Bristol North West | Labour | Signed |
Roger Berry | 11/10/2007 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
Phil Willis | 11/10/2007 | Harrogate and Knaresborough | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Tony Lloyd | 15/10/2007 | Manchester Central | Labour | Signed |
Ian Stewart | 15/10/2007 | Eccles | Labour | Signed |
Virendra Sharma | 15/10/2007 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
Kerry McCarthy | 19/10/2007 | Bristol East | Labour | Signed |
Clive Efford | 23/10/2007 | Eltham | Labour | Signed |
Fraser Kemp | 25/10/2007 | Houghton and Washington East | Labour | Signed |
Eric Martlew | 25/10/2007 | Carlisle | Labour | Signed |
Ann McKechin | 25/10/2007 | Glasgow North | Labour | Signed |
Patrick Hall | 25/10/2007 | Bedford | Labour | Signed |
Michael Jabez Foster | 29/10/2007 | Hastings and Rye | Labour | Signed |
Graham Stringer | 29/10/2007 | Manchester, Blackley | Labour | Signed |
Sadiq Khan | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
Iain Wright | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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