Truss and Sunak Vow to Curb Trade Unions’ Powers Ahead of Fresh Rail Strikes in UK

Truss and Sunak Vow to Curb Trade Unions’ Powers Ahead of Fresh Rail Strikes in UK
Cars queue at the check-in at the Port of Dover in Kent on July 23, 2022. Gareth Fuller/PA Media
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Both Conservative leadership candidates have vowed to limit trade unions’ ability to stage industrial actions amid waves of strikes across rail, postal, and other industries over pay.

It comes as members of two trade unions at 14 train operators are about to strike on Wednesday, with further service-crippling rail strikes announced for August.