Britain's government could change trade union laws to curb workers' ability to strike, a minister was quoted in the Daily Telegraph newspaper, days before the biggest walk-out in decades is due to take place. Talks between public sector unions and the Conservative-led coalition government over pension reform appear to have stalled and the strike on Nov. 30 involving about two million state workers looks set to go ahead. The newspaper said Cabinet minister Francis Maude, who has been involved in the talks, wanted the coalition to consult on a new legal timeframe on a strike vote mandate.
