Regulation of Industrial Conflict
•Immunity from lawsuits limited
•Strikers not protected from “unfair dismissal”
•Non-strikers can’t be disciplined by union
•Regulation of unofficial strikes
Immunity from lawsuits limited
   To disputes between an employer and her/his employees
   Not between groups of workers
   Can’t relate principally to matters outside Britain
   Can’t be a sympathy strike or political strike
   Must be authorized by majority of union in secret ballot vote

Strikers not protected from “unfair dismissal” except in very limited cases
   Employer once again allowed to dismiss strikers with no legal interference

Non-strikers can’t be disciplined by union
   Even when strike lawful and approved by majority of workers

Regulation of unofficial strikes
   What are they?
   To avoid strike votes, unions began to increase unofficial strikes
   Employers can dismiss unofficial strikers and can sue unions that engage in sympathy strikes to support such dismissed strikers
   Employers can sue unions for unofficial strikes called by their officials including shop stewards