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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Elgot

Anti-strike bill discriminates against women, say campaigners

Ambulance strike
More than three-quarters of NHS workers are women. Photograph: Guy Bell/REX/Shutterstock

Feminist campaign groups have raised the alarm about the government’s anti-strike bill, which will enforce minimum service levels, saying women’s rights will be disproportionately affected by the restrictions.

In a letter to the equalities minister Kemi Badenoch, a coalition of four organisations as well as the TUC said that public services with a predominantly female workforce including health and education would have their rights affected by the bill.

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