TRADE UNIONS, COMPANIES AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Early day motion 938, tabled 2 November 2005 by Brian H Donohoe (Labour). Signed by 77 members.

That this House believes that employee representation in the workplace is an individual and collective right; and believes that in acknowledgement of this, and as an encouragement to industry to promote harmonious employee relations, companies that breach accepted international labour standards and Department of Trade and Industry guidance by refusing to recognise trade unions or actively campaigning against them, whether in the UK or in subsidaries abroad, should have their track record in this area taken into account when deciding rail franchises, bus quality contracts and school bus contracts or procurement agreements by central or local government or their agencies.

Signatures by party: Labour 68, Liberal Democrat 4, Plaid Cymru 3, Conservative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.