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Monday 7 November 2011

Raabid Tories call for more shackles on unions

UNISON's overwhelming mandate for public sector wide strike action in defence of pensions has prompted Tory calls for more anti union laws. Not enough that we're forced to use postal ballots using home addresses designed to suppress turnout, they now want to place unreachable (in national ballots) thresholds of support for action before a strike is lawful: http://conservativehome.blogs.com/localgovernment/2011/11/raab-law-should-apply-to-all-public-services.html