Court permits UNISON challenge on law allowing strike-breaking

The High Court has granted permission for UNISON to bring a legal challenge against the government to protect the right to strike.
UNISON is challenging government regulations that undermine the right to strike by allowing companies to hire agency workers to cover for those taking industrial action. The union argues that this is unlawful and violates fundamental trade union rights.
Describing the regulations as “impractical and dangerous”, UNISON director of legal services Adam Creme