A year of social discontent in the UK

Unlike other countries where employees have a legal right to strike, in the United Kingdom employees do not enjoy such a right. All they have, is a freedom to strike or take any other forms of industrial action so long as they observe strictly the complicated laws on industrial conflict. Failure to obey these laws makes unions liable for the tort of inducing breaches of commercial and/or employment contracts or conspiracy to do an unlawful act. Furthermore, employees would be liable for brea...