Unions warn Strikes Act could breach post-Brexit deal and ‘stoke UK-EU tensions’
Protesters gather at the Protect The Right To Strike rally organised by the STUC, at the Donald Dewar Steps on Buchanan Street, Glasgow, to protest against the government's controversial plans for a new law on minimum service levels during strikes, February 1, 2023
THE TUC and Ireland’s ICTU warned today that the Strikes (minimum service levels) Act could breach a post-Brexit trade deal and inflame tensions between Britain and the EU.
According to the union bodies, the Act could put Britain in breach of its labour obligations under the UK-EU trade and co-operation agreement.
The unions say that such a violation could lead to “hefty sanctions” and “stoke tensions” between Britain and the EU.
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