Christmas holidays SAVED as Rishi Sunak rams through new laws to ease strike disruption over festive period
CHRISTMAS holidays will be SAVED as Rishi Sunak today pledged bumper anti-strike laws to ease festive disruption.
Airport border staff and rail workers will be forced to ensure a minimum level of service during any industrial action.
It will mean the nation’s transport system will not be paralysed yet again during the crucial holiday season.
The PM said today: “We are doing everything in our power to stop unions de-railing Christmas for millions of people.
“This legislation will ensure more people will be able to travel to see their friends and family and get the emergency care they need.
“We cannot go on relying on short term fixes – including calling on our Armed Forces or civil servants – to mitigate the disruption caused by strike action.”
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Last year RMT leader Mick Lynch was dubbed “The Lynch Who Stole Christmas” after announcing a set of crippling strikes.
Legislation requiring unions to ensure minimum service levels will be laid tomorrow before being rammed through Parliament in time.
Train operators will have to lay on at least 40 per cent of their normal timetable is operating as normal, preventing a standstill.
It will also apply to ambulance workers, guaranteeing emergency care is not compromised.