Unions have reacted with anger to Government proposals to crack down on strikes on the day a long-running rail dispute causes chaos throughout the country.
A dispute over pay and working conditions has led to further strike action on Wednesday (July 27) as only one in five train services are reported to be running. The strike action, led by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT), has added to the travel disruption already felt across the UK in recent weeks.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps revealed a series of plans in a newspaper interview, including stopping co-ordinated industrial action, limiting picketing and having a cooling-off period after strikes. He told the Daily Telegraph: “I’m looking at banning strikes by different unions in the same workplace within a set period.
