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Alan Jones & Peter A Walker

Lawyers predict legal challenges to minimum service levels legislation

Employment lawyers are predicting there will be a legal challenge to the UK Government’s controversial announcement of legislation to ensure minimum levels of service during strikes.

Unions reacted with fury to the move, saying it would do nothing to resolve the current wave of strikes sweeping the country.

One of the industries targeted by ministers is the railways, which was hit by another strike on Friday by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union.

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