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I'm not super sure I understand here, the government can say "no, you will continue working" when a union threatens to strike? What's the point of a union if companies can be so powerful that they can bend the government to deny them the ability to strike?
In theory this sort of thing is intended to be used in cases where the strike poses a risk to public health and safety. For example garbage collectors or ambulance drivers. Naturally this requires a measured approach and careful consideration even in those cases.
In practice, back to work legislation, or whatever the name for it is in any particular jurisdiction, is often wielded as a blunt instrument to end strikes that the establishment finds uncomfortable.