Harassment of trade unionists at London City Airport

Early day motion 220, tabled 25 February 2020 by Sam Tarry (Labour). Signed by 27 members.

That this House reaffirms the right of workers to organise collectively into trade unions; stipulates that this right includes workers at London City Airport; notes that a Unite the Union activist, was suspended and had disciplinary proceedings brought against them less than two weeks after the airport received an official request for union recognition in August 2019; recalls that in 2012 an Employment Tribunal found in an interim relief test in London City Airport Ltd v Chacko that another trade union representative had been similarly suspended by City Airport three days after the announcement of a recognition ballot; states that such intimidation is unacceptable; and calls on City Airport to end harassment of trade unionists and enable its workers to decide upon how they wish to be represented.

Signatures by party: Labour 19, Labour/Co-operative 5, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Scottish National Party 1.