Many have commented on the almost ludicrous nature of how we are legislating today. We are about to legislate to penalise a union for not taking reasonable steps to ensure it instructs its members to break a strike, yet we do not know those sanctions, or what “reasonable steps” are. We do not know what the implications are for the union itself, yet we are legislating tonight to give a free hand to the Minister. That cannot be right in any democratic forum.
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
John McDonnell
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 30 January 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill.
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