Under current trade union laws, employment businesses are restricted from supplying temporary agency workers to cover for strikes
Labour criticised the plans saying they risked public safety.
"The government appear to have learned nothing from the P&O scandal, which resulted in multiple safety failures and the grounding of vessels. "It's no wonder business leaders oppose it as much as trade unions do. It's just another Tory tactic to inflame more disputes in the country they should be leading, not dividing."
"But ministers are more interested in cynically picking a fight with unions than reaching a negotiated settlement.
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