Strikes Bill is a vile attack on working rights

Commenting on the passage of the Government’s Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, Dr Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary said:

“This is the latest in a long line of vile attacks on the rights of working people by this Government. The right to strike is a fundamental human right that is enshrined in international law.

“The Government’s economic failures are no excuse for attacking the rights of law-abiding workers.

“We have already defeated the Government over its unlawful attempt to allow employers to use agency workers to break strike action and we will use every means at our disposal to hold the Government to account for its attacks on the rights of our members.

“The NASUWT will leave no stone unturned in campaigning to overturn this egregious anti-worker legislation and to secure the repeal of all anti-trade union legislation.”