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News & Commentary April 3, 2023
https://onlabor.org/april-3-2023/
By Elyse Weissberger
In today’s News and Commentary, the UK is considering new anti-trade union legislation which may threaten workers’ right to strike, the NBA and Players’ Union have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement, and New York City’s largest municipal union voted to approve its contract.
Anti-trade union legislation is set to return to the UK’s House of Lords for its final stages before enactment. If passed, the bill would enforce “minimum service levels” in certain industries such as health, education, and transportation. This means that workers, who have democratically voted to strike, can be required to work or else fired. The bill comes after several months of large scale strikes, particularly in the sectors that this law seeks to cover.
FULL story at link above.