Unions say the plans for minimum service levels are 'undemocratic and unworkable'.
The government is seeking to extend legislation on public transport already making its way through Parliament to cover other sectors.
Ministers will decide the level of service required for each sector during strikes after consultation with the unions. If a strike is not conducted in accordance with the new rules, employers would be also be able to sue unions for losses. Mr Shapps told MPs: "No one is talking about sacking nurses... nothing we are announcing today in this bill from the despatch box is about getting rid of nurses any more than any employment contract has to be followed."
Mr Shapps said the proposed legislation was similar to existing laws in Spain and France - and it would not break European human rights laws.Conservative MPs spoke in support of the plans in the Commons but one, Stephen McPartland, said on Twitter it was "shameful" to target individual workers and "order them to walk past their mates on [the] picket line or be sacked".
Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack called the bill a "shameful attack" on democratic rights and key workers.
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