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According to the Daily Mail Governments about to introduce a bill which from 2020 would set out certain rail services that it would be illegal to strike on to guarantee a minimum service level for passengers. This is going to be Airport services, Peak services and a minimum hourly offpeak service rate. Government did previously look at introducing a blanket ban on rail strikes in Dec 2016 after the disruption they caused to Southern passengers but ultimately went for setting minimum strike ballot requirements instead.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ery-bringing-minimum-service-requirement.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ery-bringing-minimum-service-requirement.html
Last night a Government source said the Department for Transport is due to propose legislation for a ‘minimum service requirement’.
This means that during strikes some services would have to run by law, avoiding the possibility of action bringing the network to its knees. Such services would include rush-hour trains and airport links.
However, a Bill to enact this will have to get through Parliament, meaning possible changes are unlikely to come into force until early 2020.
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