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Is the government right to make it harder to strike?

Ministers are announcing plans to toughen up strike laws which include minimum ballot turnouts, giving employers the right to buy in agency staff to cover strikers, and criminalising 'intimidation' on the picket line.

Unions have called it an attack on workers' rights and civil liberties, saying it gives the power to the employers. The government says it's a 'fair balance' for working people, businesses - and those impacted by strikes. So, what do you think?

Is the government right to make it harder to strike?

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Wed 15 Jul 2015 09:00

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  • Wed 15 Jul 2015 09:00