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Minimum service levels bill passes third reading unamended by 315 votes to 246
The Bill, which would see minimum service levels enforced during strikes in certain areas of the public sector, will now go onto the Lords
Parliamentary scrutiny committee slams government plans to tear-up workers’ rights derived from EU
Tory-chaired Lords committee warns of “significant risk” that key rights could be accidentally lost
Public support for unions rises as 500,000 take strike action
Sympathy for striking public sector workers has risen over the past couple of months.
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill goes to Committee & Report Stage
Unions voice serious concerns
Government publishes proposed Code of Practice on fire and rehire
The draft statutory Code of Practice sets out employers’ responsibilities when seeking to change employment terms and conditions.
Tory minister admits resolving rail disputes would have been cheaper than strikes
"It’s actually ended up costing more than would have been the case if it was just settled in that part."
New Just Fair report on the state of economic, social and cultural rights in the UK
Over 70 organisations & individuals from across England & Wales have come together to provide evidence for a report to the UN
Unite blasts NHS Pay Review Body as “long passed its sell-by date
Joint trade unions declare that they have withdrawn from the NHSPRB process for the next round of pay negotiations for 2023/2024
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill published
The Government publish text of Bill on minimum service levels
Grant Shapps unveils anti-strike law today and says trains don’t need ticket collectors
Business Secretary Grant Shapps will publish his Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill today to combat what he called 'forever strikes' -
Banning union membership would “leave workers open to countless abuses” – TUC
PM considered union ban for thousands of key staff – according to leaked emails
