On February 17th, Margaret Beckett, the president of the Board of Trade, confirmed that the government intends to stand by its election pledge to compel companies to give a trade union the rightto negotiate pay and conditions for employees when a majority of workers have votedtobe represented by a union.
Under the No Labels suggestions, the President would have the right twice a year to propose legislation to Congress that would have tobevoted up or down without amendments, provided that it had a minimum number of sponsors from each party in both Houses of Congress.