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UK: Striking workers may have to identify themselves to police, carry a letter of authorisation and wear an armband under proposed reforms

09 September 2015

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"Every worker wanting to join a strike picket could be forced to identify themselves to police, carry a letter of authorisation and wear an armband, under proposed reforms to trade union laws that could be in breach of international agreements, human rights groups have warned."

See the article: Striking workers may have to identify themselves to police, carry a letter of authorisation and wear an armband under proposed reforms (independent, link)

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