EU Referendum

On Thursday 23 June 2016 British voters will decide if Britain should continue its membership of the European Union or leave.

Working people will have a big stake in the referendum because workers’ rights are on the line. The TUC is concerned that leaving the EU puts at risk many vital workplace rights currently underpinned by EU law – paid holidays, extra maternity rights and better conditions for part-time workers, as well as many better jobs in export-reliant industries.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: On Europe even we can agree: for British workers it’s better in http://www.europeansources.info/record/opinion-on-europe-even-we-can-agree-for-british-workers-its-better-in/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Find more information on this topic in ESO http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=brexit%20trade%20unions%202016&searchOption=all

TUC: Legal Opinion, March 2016: Workers' rights from Europe: The impact of Brexit https://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/Brexit%20Legal%20Opinion.pdf

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