FactCheck: how will planned strike laws work, what are minimum service levels and when could they apply?
Unions have reacted angrily to the plans.
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Unions have reacted angrily to the plans.
The government is set to invite health unions to discuss the NHS pay award for 2023-24 and in return has called for upcoming nurse strikes to be called
A front-page report in the <em>Times</em>—published the day the statement was released in clear coordination with the government, said, “Employers would be able to sue unions, and union members who were told to work under the minimum service requirement but refused to do so could be dismissed.”
The announcement was made amid a wave of strikes, including a walkout by train drivers on Thursday which crippled rail services.
The announcement was made amid a wave of strikes, including a walkout by train drivers on Thursday which crippled rail services.