TUC calls for “urgent re-think” on anti-strikes Bill as government suffers Lords defeat

Commenting on peers voting to stop frontline workers being sacked for exercising their right to strike, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said:

“No one should be sacked for trying to win a better deal at work.

“That’s why peers have done the right thing and voted to stop nurses, teachers, firefighters and other public sector workers getting sacked for exercising their right to strike.

“Lords, MPs and rights groups are queuing up to condemn this spiteful Bill.

“Now it’s time for an urgent rethink – the government must ditch this draconian Bill for good and protect the right to strike.”