Sweet Tooth (‘ST’) supplies Chocolate Manufacturers (‘CM’) with sugar for the manufacturing of chocolates. Members of Sugar Employees Association (‘SEA’) employed by ST embark on a strike action in support of employees of CM who are in dispute with their employer regarding a new promotion criterion.

Discuss the nature of the strike by members of SEA and the requirements which must be met for the strike action to be protected. Also, discuss the requirements that would have to be complied with if members of SEA would embark on a protected picket.

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The strike action carried out by members of the Sugar Employees Association SEA in support of the employees of Chocolate Manufacturers CM is known as a sympathy strike In this case the SEA members who ... View the full answer