The government has confirmed it will repeal Conservative-era legislation which aimed to limit unions' ability to strike.
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 sought to make various sectors provide a minimum level of service when they took industrial action.
It came in response to an unprecedented wave of walkouts by hundreds of thousands of public sector workers over pay, jobs and conditions.
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The bill was criticised at the time of passage as being anti-union, with Labour promising to repeal the act if they won the election.
The new government has now set out its plans to unpick the laws through the Employment Rights Bill - which will be introduced in the first 100 days.
Ministers said the measures did not resolve a single strike and only served to inflame tensions, with widespread industrial action in the NHS alone costing 1.7bn last year.
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Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said: "Attempting to clamp down on the fundamental freedom of working people has got us nowhere and this was targeted at sectors who dedicate their lives to serving us all.
"That's why we're scrapping this pointless law and creating a new partnership between business, trade unions and working people through our New Deal."
She added: "Repealing this legislation is the first part of our plan to reset industrial relations so they are fit...
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