Grant Shapps says law change could allow agency workers to break strikes
by PA Media from World news | The Guardian on (#608X4)
Transport secretary also says workers could be banned from overtime, as rail industrial action looms
The government is considering legal changes to allow agency workers to fill in for striking staff, to reduce disruption to services.
It is understood the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has not ruled out the option, with travellers facing chaos on the railways and London tube due to widespread industrial action.
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