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Protect the right to strike

The government’s draconian Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act was forced through parliament by the government. But the campaign to protect the right to strike continues.

A win for our right to strike

The government has committed to formally repeal the Minimum Service Levels Act. Labour has told all public sector employers to ignore the Minimum Service Levels Act. And they have committed to repeal the legislation through the Employment Rights Bill, which will be tabled in parliament within the Government's first 100 days. Read more

Our campaign to protect the right to strike 

We can all be proud of the campaign we have run against this attack on the right to strike. The Conservative government thought this law would be easy to push through. But we won allies across society, across the political spectrum and around the world. The condemnation of their anti-democratic plans made headlines at home and abroad. We defeated them an astounding three times in the House of Lords. It has delayed the implementation of this terrible law, embarrassed the Conservatives and made them pay a political price. And together we have also secured a vital commitment from the Labour Party that they will repeal this pernicious law in their first 100 days of office.

We have secured commitments from the Welsh and Scottish governments as well as city mayors and council leaders that they will not implement minimum service levels. We will continue to push employers not to impose work notices. In every workplace where employers attempt to deploy and impose these draconian rules they can expect the trade union movement to respond with a show of force and solidarity for any workers affected.

The right to strike is a fundamental British liberty that is vital for the balance of power in the workplace. We must defend it at all costs.