Labour said the government should be trying to 'act like firefighters rather than arsonists' as proposals floated by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps stoked union anger ahead of a major rail walk-out this month
He claimed workers were being misled in some cases by"Marxists" who were"determined to turn this into some sort of fight, as they see it, with a Tory government"
But Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves told Sky News that changing the rules in the way being suggested"doesn't make any sense". Ms Reeves deflected a question about whether she would have voted for strike action if she was involved in the dispute. PCS union general secretary Mark Serwotka told Sky News:"That would be an outrageous act if the government go down that road.
"You only do it as a last resort and any attempts to bring people in to undermine disputes will not resolve the problems." "Bringing in less qualified and experienced staff to deliver important services would create genuine safety risks for the public and for the workforce.
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