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Unions hail ‘workers’ revolt’ as protesters rally against anti-union laws
Protesters during the Protect The Right To Strike march in Leeds, protesting against the government's controversial plans for a new law on minimum service levels during strikes, February 1, 2023

A “WORKERS’ revolt” will pile pressure on Tory MPs to block government plans to strip protections from striking workers, the labour movement has warned.

A TUC-organised emergency protest is set to hit Parliament Square tonight as the widely condemned Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill returns to the Commons after being savaged by peers, who passed several amendments.

The legislation, which aims to empower bosses and even ministers to fire key sector workers who refuse to cross their own picket lines and force provision of an as yet undefined “minimum service level” during walkouts, could affect 5.5 million people, the union body warned.

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