Under the bill some employees would have to work during strikes - and could be sacked if they refuse.
Under the proposals, which apply to England, Scotland and Wales, ministers would get the power to set minimum service levels for fire, ambulance and rail services.
If a strike is not conducted in accordance with the new rules, employers would be also be able to sue unions for losses.Labour had sought to amend the bill to preserve existing protections for striking workers from unfair dismissal but this was defeated. Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg also raised concerns about the bill, saying it was "badly written" and vague.
"On what basis can any government claim to have the power to amend legislation that has not yet been passed? The only argument for doing it, which no government would wish to advance, could be incompetence," he said.While MPs debated the bill, demonstrators gathered near Parliament to protest against the plans
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