The new Bill proposes that Closed Shops to be phased out gradually. Closed Shops are the practice where non union members are excluded from benefits that union workers undertook industrial action for. The new Bill prohibits all forms of victimization. The workplace should provide adequate facilities for union activities. Workers should give their employers 48 hours notice, if they intend going on a strike.
Employers have the same length of time to notify workers of a lock-out.