Labour set to scrap anti-union strike thresholds
by Our News Desk
ANTI-UNION laws that require higher thresholds for strike action are set to be scrapped by the new Labour government.
The Trade Union Act 2016, introduced by the Tories when David Cameron was prime minister, created legal minimums for strike ballots to be valid.
At least half of a trade union’s members must take part in a strike vote and the legislation also requires 40 per cent of workers in “important public services” such the NHS, education and transport to vote in favour for a walkout to be lawful.
More from this author
‘There's outrage aplenty in this production but we never quite get to the dark night of the soul,’ writes WILL STONE
WILL STONE applauds a quartet of dance vignettes exploring the joys and sorrows of the human condition
WILL STONE overlooks the corn to find the beauty in the music of the Danish indie-pop oddities
Similar stories
FBU vows to press Labour to repeal anti-strike laws
We must be prepared to mobilise and build a mass movement against the Tories’ vicious anti-union law, writes Fire Brigades Union leader MATT WRACK
