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New London Fire Brigade recruits go through their paces during a drill at a Fire station in East London
THE Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has welcomed the Welsh government’s opposition to the Tories’ Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act.
In a letter to Fire Minister Chris Philp, Welsh Deputy Minister for Social Partnership Hannah Blythyn condemned the Act as an “unworkable intrusion into devolved matters,” and described the legislation as “fundamentally flawed, damaging and counter-productive.”
Under the Act, “work notices” will be able to dictate that 73 per cent of fire engines be crewed during industrial action, while control rooms will be expected to operate as normal.
LUKE FLETCHER outlines Plaid Cymru bold plans for wide-ranging policy consultations with trade unions in Wales
The Bill addresses some exploitation but leaves trade unions heavily regulated, most workers without collective bargaining coverage, and fails to tackle the balance of power that enables constant mutation of bad practice, write KEITH EWING and LORD JOHN HENDY KC
