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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sharon Graham

Unions must resist the Tories’ new anti-strike laws – even if that means breaking the law ourselves

A large crowd of people marching, holding placards including one that says
Hundreds of people march in solidarity in October ahead of strikes by doctors, rail workers and university teachers in England. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

The British government is about to launch one of the greatest ever attacks on trade union rights. The so-called minimum service levels regulations may sound innocuous, but let’s be clear: trade unions are the last line of defence for workers and their communities, so we say, loud and clear, that we will fight this iniquitous legislation with all the power we can muster.

Tory ministers are staggering from one desperate expediency to another, but they need to understand that we are going to take a stand. It’s what the trade unions are for – defending working people.

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