Trade union recognition: CIR and ACAS experience

Considers issues relating to trade union recognition following a recent Trades Union Congress (TUC) report. Looks at the the UK′s past experience in this field, featuring the work of bodies such as the Commission on Industrial Relations (CIR) and the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS). Suggests this past experience might shed some light on issues outlined by the TUC report, such as the nature of any future public agency responsible for determining claims for union recognition, its operational criteria and legal sanctions available to it.