Right to strike: should there be a minimum service?
A transport strike blocks your commute for 3 days.
- The right to strike must stay intact, even when it's disruptive
- A guaranteed minimum service is needed
- Strictly limit the right to strike in public services
What's at stake: The debate weighs two rights: the right to strike to have leverage, and passengers' right to a public service they depend on.
The left's argument
Striking is workers' main means of pressure. Limiting it leaves them weaker.
The centre's argument
A minimum service at rush hour preserves both the right to strike and the passengers.
The right's argument
Passengers shouldn't have to suffer the dispute: a public service must keep running.
And you, where do you stand?
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