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Old 19th Jan 2011, 07:30
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Juan Tugoh
 
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The whole legal framework is entirely different within the UK. To take strike action a union must give 7 days notice. If this is not done then the strike would be a wildcat action and as such would be unprotected, this can lead to instant dismissal and any costs incurred by the company can recovered from the union.

There is no Right to Strike in the UK and therefore the arena for any subsequent legal action in an attempt to regain lost jobs would be an Employment Tribunal, which cannot enforce a re-engagement order. All they can effectively do is enforce compensation, this process can take many years to come to fruition and would only gain compensation should the dismissal be ruled illegal.

So the answer is No, the CHAOS as outlined by the video would not work in the UK. If it were likely to be more successful than traditional IA, UNITE would have already tried it, particularly given the lukewarm support for IA we have seen from the CC.
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