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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jon Stone

Government’s anti-strike bill violates democratic norms, European trade unions warn

Reuters

European trade unions representing more than 20 million workers have urged the government to drop its plan to ban all-out strikes in some public services.

The unions – from Germany, France, Spain and Italy – say the rules on “minimum service levels” will drag the UK further away from democratic norms and risk violating international law.

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