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January 20, 2023

U.K. Public Sector Unions Plan Work Stoppage over Proposed Anti-Strike Law
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In the United Kingdom, unions have condemned a bill proposed by
Conservatives that would allow the state to break strikes of public
sector workers by ensuring they maintain "minimum services" during work
stoppages. Workers violating the bill could lose their jobs, and their
unions could be sued. Labor leaders have condemned the bill as
"undemocratic, unworkable and illegal." They're planning to mobilize
over 100,000 civil servants in a one-day strike on February 1. 


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