Member

On trade unions, I also support the amendment on retaining the 50% ballot threshold requirement for trade unions to undertake industrial action. The Government’s proposals in the Bill would remove that threshold entirely, meaning that a trade union could vote in favour of taking strike action without that being voted for by a majority of eligible voters. Strikes in the NHS have had a significant impact on addressing waiting lists and backlogs. We believe that there needs to be a threshold of at least 50%; there should be majority support from the workforce before that amount of disruption can be created.