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EMPLOYMENT Secretary I man Tebbit has told emploi that the closed shop is not g for industrial relations.
Mr Tebbit said "There is doubt in my mind that while closed shop is not the 1 source of restrictive practi, and inefficient working meth in industry, it often serves reinforce those practices make them more difficult overcome."
The Employment Bill wc help employers to question good of a closed shop. "We not outlawing the closed s altogether, because we rec nise that not only trades ur leaders but some managers employers would oppose suc step," Mr Tebbit said.
"But we are giving emplor and employees the chancE think again — by making it ur to dismiss a non-union ployee in a closed shop, if closed shop has not been proved in a ballot by an a whleming proportion of the ployees concerned."
Arrangements for holding lots will not be easy to organ he explained, but measures be introduced in the Bill to al employers to make the nal sary changes.
"If there is no ballot, closed shop will become ur forceable," Mr Tebbit confirm. "There is only one way to s step the Bill — don't sack y non-union members." Un labour only requirements, practice of forcing contractor use only union labour in fk, ling a contract, is another wal spreading the closed shop.
"In the Government's view decision on whether a comp; gets a contract should be cided on its merits — on whet the company can do a good at a competitive price — and on whether the company ha closed shop or employs un members.
"This kind of discriminat will be made unlawful in the and legal immunities will be moved from those who orgar industrial action against n union firms and their e ployees."