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Tories proclaim open season for scab labour
Javid: Anti-democratic strike assault is our top priority

LAWS allowing bosses to bus in scabs from employment agencies will be fast-tracked by the new Tory government, Business Secretary Sajid Javid bragged yesterday.

Employers are currently banned from drafting in temporary agency staff to blackleg during legal strike action.

But — to cheers from the CBI big business lobby — Mr Javid promised that the anti-democratic attack on workers would be one of the first laws of the new Parliament.

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