Stricter Trade Union Regulation

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the way trade unions are regulated, including on the law related to industrial action and strike ballots.

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Analysis for Simon Kirby

Simon Kirby consistently voted for (100% aligned) more restrictive regulation of trade union activity.

Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for (94% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Trade Union Bill — Second Reading 2015-09-14 aye 100% agree aligned
Trade Union Bill — New Clause 2 — Workplace Ballots and Ballots by Electronic Means 2015-11-10 tellno 100% against aligned
Trade Union Bill — Clause 9 — Union Supervision of Picketing 2015-11-10 tellno 100% against aligned
Trade Union Bill — Third Reading 2015-11-10 tellaye 100% agree aligned
Industrial Action (Protection of Critical National Services) Bill 2017-01-24 absent na agree na
Draft Important Public Services (Education) Regulations 2017 — 40% Strike Ballot Threshold for State School Teachers 2017-02-08 aye 100% agree aligned
Draft Important Public Services (Transport) Regulations 2017 — 40% Strike Ballot Threshold for Key Transport Workers 2017-02-08 aye 100% agree aligned
Draft Important Public Services (Health) Regulations 2017 — 40% Strike Ballot Threshold for Key Health Workers 2017-02-08 aye 100% agree aligned
Draft Important Public Services (Health) Regulations 2017 — 40% Strike Ballot Threshold for Border Security Workers 2017-02-08 aye 100% agree aligned
Draft Important Public Services (Health) Regulations 2017 — 40% Strike Ballot Threshold for Fire Service Workers 2017-02-08 aye 100% agree aligned

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Lawful Industrial Action (Minor Errors) Bill — Second Reading 2010-10-22 absent na against na