LONDON, United Kingdom –
“We are striking because for the past 10 years we had effectively had a pay cut,” said job centre worker and union representative Graham, who preferred not to give his last name. Britain has witnessed months of strikes by tens of thousands of workers — including postal staff, lawyers, nurses and employees in the retail sector — as UK inflation raced above 11 percent, the highest level in more than 40 years.At London’s King’s Cross rail station, Kate Lewis, a 50-year-old charity worker, said she sympathised with the strikers despite her train being delayed.But government and company bosses are standing firm over wage demands.
“Nothing would give me more pleasure than, to wave a magic wand and have all of you paid lots more,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told public health workers on Monday.“An important part of us getting a grip of inflation and halving it is making sure the government’s responsible with its borrowing,” he said.
A total of 467,000 working days were lost to walkouts in November alone, the highest level since 2011, the ONS added.
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