The Conservatives are set to adopt anti-trade union legislation which would go much further than Margeret Thatcher ever dared to tread with plans which would shackle workers by effectively removing unions’ ability to take industrial action.

They want to create new and prohibitively high turnout thresholds for strike ballots, according to a recent Guardian report.

A majority of people eligible to vote would have to vote yes – not just those people actually taking part in the ballot.

However, not a single Conservative MP was elected by a majority of electors in their constituency.

It is thought that David Cameron also intends to revive the idea of banning strikes in services such as the Fire Brigade and public transport.

These changes would derail the positive steps the Labour government has taken to ensure that unions can democratically represent their members.

The right to strike is a fundamental part of democracy and the proposals would effectively take this away.

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