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Union members vote for strikes but turnout too low to secure legal right for action
The University and College Union has slammed the UK’s trade union laws for being “anti-democratic” as its members will not be allowed to take industrial action despite voting for it.
The UCU revealed on 6 November that over two-thirds of voters in a recent ballot backed taking strike action over pay and working conditions, while three-quarters of voters supported taking other forms of industrial action.
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