The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill 2023 proposes a 'minimum service levels' framework for strikes in certain public services in Great Britain. These proposals were justified by reference to European values on the right to strike. In particular, the comparative position in Spain, Italy,...

This paper examines the claim that we have passed from the ‘Age of Neoliberalism' to the ‘Age of Populism'. It examines the concept of populism and it explores the linkages between populism and the regulation of personal work relations in the UK and Europe, arguing that precarious work...

As worker participation through trade unions has declined across much of the developed world, especially in the US, the UK and Canada, scholars and activists have turned to the concept of "freedom of association" (FOA) -- defined in international labour law as the fundamental right of workers to...

This article examines recent Canadian jurisprudence on freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, focusing in particular on the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Fraser v Ontario. The article argues that the right to collective bargaining is not in fact...

To understand fully the significance of Michael Sandel's contribution to political philosophy, and the particular role of trade unions within that vision, it is vital to understand the liberal public philosophy that Sandel has devoted his professional life to opposing. It was through Sandel's...

This article examines the context to the declining use of statutory recognition machinery to achieve collective bargaining in the UK, using Thaler and Sunstein's recent work on ‘choice architectures' as a way of understanding the dynamics of preference formation in this context. It suggests...