National Minimum Wage Redux - the battle for the labour movement

The Institute for Government recently ran a 'policy reunion' seminar on the National Minimum Wage. The contributors included Rodney Bickerstaffe... former General Secretary of UNISON and foremost labour movement campaigner against low pay and Chris Pond who, as Director of the Low Pay Unit, was a key ally of the trade unions in forcing the political breakthrough at the 1997 General Election: A full report of proceedings is available on line (including a podcast): http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/our-events/91/policy-reunion-national-minimum-wage