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is really the right not to get fired for going on strike.
um... not really.
see @itsbruce point about having an employment contract.
imagine the difficulty that would arise if everyone decided that contracts don't really mean anything.
even setting aside the issue of contracts, it's wholly impractical to, for example, fire 30,000 skilled and competent railway workers and start from scratch.
ChasnotRobert-
imagine the difficulty that would arise if everyone decided that contracts don't really mean anything.
But that’s exactly what the right to strike protects - the right not to comply with an employment contract as part of a collective negotiation without facing termination / disciplinary action for the breach.
There’s a reason legislation is required to stop employers breaking strikes. It’s the erosion of this that has allowed some of the more egregious recent cases (BA, P&O etc)
NickCJ
Isn’t the point that the “right to strike” is really the right not to get fired for going on strike. It’s not solely a matter of personal liberty because it requires legislation to curb the employer’s liberty.