STRIKING union barons might be pressured to place employer pay offers to their members, slightly than rejecting them out of hand.
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will announce robust new laws in his mini-budget which is designed to cease industrial motion from dragging on and on.
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Ministers are more and more involved that pay packages are being rejected by hardline union bosses with out the consent of their members.
The brand new legislation which could possibly be in place by subsequent Spring will hopefully result in an finish to disagreements extra simply, Ministers imagine.
The transfer comes after the RMT turned down an 8 per cent provide from Community Rail which led to chaotic strike motion this summer season.
A Treasury final night time supply: “The Chancellor desires to inject a wholesome dose of democracy into commerce unions.
“It’s absurd that union chiefs can lengthen strike motion by rejecting pay gives with out consulting their members.
“We’re going to bypass the barons and let the individuals resolve.”
