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Protesters outside the Houses of Parliament in London, as the Bill on minimum service levels during strikes reaches its second reading, January 16, 2023
THE Commons transport select committee has challenged the government to ensure that forthcoming regulations applying the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act to the rail industry meet a series of legal tests.
These include a requirement that a minimum service level for strike days should be at least as good as typically provided on previous strike days.
Safety on the rail network for staff and the public must be the “primary consideration” and greater responsibilities placed on those forced to work on strike days should be reflected in pay and conditions, the committee said.
The unions are unhappy with the Employment Rights Act 2025 and with good reason. KEITH EWING and Lord JOHN HENDY KC take a close look at why the Bill promised more than it delivered
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
As the labour movement meets to remember the Tolpuddle Martyrs, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of train drivers’ union Aslef, says it’s an appropriate moment to remind the Labour government to listen to the trade unions a little more