Anti-Strike Legislation Passes 1st Hurdle in UK Parliament

The UK government’s anti-strike legislation has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament, as the country suffers from continuing disruptions amid a wave of industrial action in the public sector.
On Monday evening, MPs voted 309 to 249 to give the bill a second reading.
It came just hours after the National Education Union (NEU) announced plans to hold seven days of walkouts in February and March in a dispute over teachers’ pay.
Meanwhile, members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England are due to walk out again on Wednesday and Thursday, and have announced two more strikes in England and Wales on Feb. 6 and 7…. Source

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