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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Adam Robertson

Ministers set to unveil anti-strike legislation in Parliament

THE UK Government is set to introduce new legislation to parliament on Tuesday for “minimum safety levels” during industrial action.

The bill aims to ensure that vital public services maintain a “basic function” when workers go on strike, the Business Department has previously said.

The introduction of the bill comes a day after crisis talks between ministers and unions failed to resolve industrial disputes involving nurses, teachers and rail workers.

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