TUC reports government to UN body over attacks on right to strike

Exclusive: Union body complains to ILO over new law that allows companies to use agency workers to break strikes

The UK's main union body has reported the government to the United Nations' labour standards organisation for alleged attacks on British workers' right to strike.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) said UK ministers had taken several steps to infringe workers' right to strike, including a new law that allows companies to use agency workers to break strikes and a proposal for a minimum service level on transport and other critical" sectors.