would introduce "minimum safety levels" for fire, ambulance and rail services and would consult on what that means for these sectors.
He said the law could be struck down in court for breaching treaties the UK government has signed up to, such as the European Convention on Human Rights ."Based on what we've seen so far, it seems that there's been no regard paid to international labour standards," Mr Arthur said. "That has got to raise very serious legal question marks.
But Mr Arthur said these laws were "not in effective use" and in Spain's case, had been "subject to considerable censure" by the country's courts.The UK government's legislation is expected to be published next week, with MPs debating it for the first time the week after. It will apply in England, Scotland and Wales - but not in Northern Ireland.
Why would these anti-union laws apply in Scotland but not Northern Ireland? I don’t know enough about the specifics of devolution of powers for the answer to be self evident
Nasty government trying to back up gangster capitalism
We need to come out of the EU human rights legislation as this is the trip wire for all the reforms that need to be made
Every one of us should be challenging it.