The right to strike is engrained through Article 11 of the European Convention of Human Rights, and minimum service levels – which the Government is proposing – are also recognised by the International Labour Organisation (a UN agency) as a provision that can be necessary to maintain public services.
As such, this Bill will not prevent people in these sectors from going on strike: the Government respects the freedom to strike and accepts the pressures that apply when this happens. But, this Bill will ensure the public remains safe when strikes do happen.
You might be interested to know that I wrote about this issue in the Newbury Weekly News, which you can read here: https://www.laurafarris.org.uk/news/newbury-weekly-news-protecting-publ…
I also spoke in support of the Government's Bill during the parliamentary debate and you can watch part of my speech here: https://www.laurafarris.org.uk/news/laura-supports-strikes-minimum-serv…
