Britain facing the worst wave of industrial action in years as thousands of workers skip work amid record high inflation
The UK is witnessing the worst wave of industrial action in years as thousands of workers skipped work amid a cost-of-living crisis and the failure of the state to address their demand for a pay rise in line with inflation, which hit double digits and is the highest in around 40 years.
On Monday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, on a visit to a healthcare centre, told reporters the government was happy to discuss pay demands that were “anchored in what's reasonable, what's responsible, and what's affordable for the country”. With pay rises failing to keep up with double-digit inflation – at its highest level in 40 years – nurses, ambulance staff, and rail workers are among those who have staged walkouts, with teachers also being balloted over action.
Additionally, Royal Mail employees have been preventing mail from getting to letterboxes, and teachers in Britain are reportedly one step closer to going on strike after rejecting a five percent pay increase, which they claim to be below the inflation rate.The nurses' strike has been the most concerning for the public and government. Thousands of nurses in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland restricted their activity twice, on the 15th and 20th of December.
The National Health Service, which is supported by the government and is already under pressure from staff shortages and record backlogs brought on by Covid delays, is now under even more pressure as a result of these strikes.British people are trying not to get ill because the average waiting time to see a specialist is almost 14 weeks, with more than 7 million people in line to get medical treatment. After rejecting a pay deal that would have seen the average salary rise by 7.
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