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| 'Arrogance to impose' Trade Union Bill on Wales | 'Arrogance to impose' Trade Union Bill on Wales |
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| The UK government would be acting with "high handed arrogance" to restrict public sector strikes in Wales, a Labour peer has claimed. | The UK government would be acting with "high handed arrogance" to restrict public sector strikes in Wales, a Labour peer has claimed. |
| Baroness Morgan of Ely said the Trade Union Bill should not apply to devolved services such as health and education. | Baroness Morgan of Ely said the Trade Union Bill should not apply to devolved services such as health and education. |
| She vowed to change the bill to prevent a "constitutional firestorm". | She vowed to change the bill to prevent a "constitutional firestorm". |
| Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies said his party had a "democratic mandate" for trade union reforms outlined in the 2015 general election campaign. | |
| New rules for industrial action would mean strikes affecting key public services are allowed only if backed by 40% of those eligible to vote. | New rules for industrial action would mean strikes affecting key public services are allowed only if backed by 40% of those eligible to vote. |
| First Minister Carwyn Jones has threatened to defy Westminster by passing Welsh laws on strikes even if it results in a Supreme Court battle. | |
| In January, the assembly voted to refuse consent for any part of the bill affecting public sector workers in Wales. | In January, the assembly voted to refuse consent for any part of the bill affecting public sector workers in Wales. |
| Conservative AMs were the only ones to vote against the ruling. | Conservative AMs were the only ones to vote against the ruling. |
| 'Waging a war' | 'Waging a war' |
| Baroness Morgan said she would seek to amend the bill during its committee stage in the House of Lords on Monday to limit its impact on Wales. | Baroness Morgan said she would seek to amend the bill during its committee stage in the House of Lords on Monday to limit its impact on Wales. |
| She claimed that even if the bill was passed unchanged, the Welsh government would have the right to overturn any measure relating to devolved matters. | She claimed that even if the bill was passed unchanged, the Welsh government would have the right to overturn any measure relating to devolved matters. |
| "While the Tories seem intent on waging a war against hardworking doctors, teachers and firefighters, in Wales we have a Welsh Labour government that respects and values our public services and works with them, not against them," she said. | "While the Tories seem intent on waging a war against hardworking doctors, teachers and firefighters, in Wales we have a Welsh Labour government that respects and values our public services and works with them, not against them," she said. |
| "The UK government would be acting with high handed arrogance if it continued to pursue this path of imposing the Trade Union Bill on public service provision in Wales, and it is highly likely that they would be acting unconstitutionally." | "The UK government would be acting with high handed arrogance if it continued to pursue this path of imposing the Trade Union Bill on public service provision in Wales, and it is highly likely that they would be acting unconstitutionally." |
| Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said: "The UK government's trade union reforms have a democratic mandate, having formed a clear part of the Conservative offering at the General Election in May, and it is arrogant of Labour politicians to try and subvert the settled will of the voters. | |
| "Frankly, this is just an excuse to divert attention from the fact that employment law is not a devolved matter," he added. |