The Scottish Government has gone to war with Westminster over its planned anti-strike laws. And they’re being urged by a trade union chief to challenge the proposed legislation from the UK Government in court.
The Tory bill aims to bring in a minimum level of service for fire and ambulance workers for when they are on strike – a plan which critics said will force workers to cross picket lines, and is intended to weaken trade unions. Unions insist there are already minimum service levels in place for when they are on strike, providing life and limb cover.
STUC general secretary Roz Foyer said: “We need to see the Scottish Government, in so far as possible, challenge this legislation, whether that be through the Parliament or, if need be, through the courts. Workers in Scotland who are employed by Scottish Government bodies will now be placed in the grotesque position of having a UK Government Secretary of State selectively cherry picking who can and can’t take industrial action.
