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The right to strike must be defended, says Unison conference
School support staff members of Unison during a rally outside the Scottish parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, September 27, 2023

THE right to strike must be defended, Unison delegates agreed today.

The union’s annual conference heard that government plans to ban workers from withdrawing the labour through the Strikes (Minimum Service Level) Act could put one in five, or 5.5 million, at risk of losing their right to strike.

Polly Smith of Suffolk County said: “This law will affect so many of our members and must be repealed.”

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