Unions launch legal challenge against Tories’ new anti-strike laws

TUC says rules breach fundamental rights and rules on consultation

‘The right to strike is a fundamental British liberty but the government is attacking it in broad daylight,’ said TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady (PA)

Trade unions have launched a legal challenge against the government's new anti-strike laws, arguing that they are unlawful.

Ministers have changed the rules to allow agency workers to be brought in to replace striking staff.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) argues that the law change violates fundamental rights protected by Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights.