Extract from committee stage (Lords)(day 2) of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill - Mar 23

Friday, 24 March 2023 07:51

Lord Hendy (Lab):...However, I remind the Minister that the Bill applies to the education service. I have just looked up the Office for National Statistics site, which tells me that there are 32,226 schools in this country—although in fact I understand from the National Education Union that it balloted only some 24,000-odd of those. Think of that: even if we assume that only half the employers decide to supply a work notice, on a daily basis the unions are going to...Request free trial