Affected by rising energy prices and high inflation, strikes have been held in many industries in the UK recently. On February 1, British teachers, civil servants, railway workers, bus drivers, security personnel and other practitioners went on strike. According to statistics from British trade unions, the total number of strikers is expected to be 500,000, which is the largest strike in the UK in more than ten years.
On February 1, about 500,000 people including British government civil servants, train drivers, and primary and secondary school teachers went on strike, demanding that the British government solve their cost of living problems.
Grady, Secretary-General of the British University and College Union: Everyone needs to have enough money to pay their bills. We must be able to afford a dignified and secure life. This is not a very high requirement.
Affected by the strike, 124 government departments in the UK cannot function normally. In England and Wales, more than 23,000 primary and secondary schools were affected, and most railway companies were unable to operate normally.
Mark Mark, general secretary of the Civil Service Union, said the sheer number of strikes showed the need for urgent action to tackle the cost of living crisis.
Mark Sevotka, general secretary of the British Civil Service Union: If the government does not take measures, I think we will see more days like today, more and more unions join.
Engineer Czech Moon: People are working terrible hours, working conditions are terrible, and we need to change that.
In addition, thousands of employees of the British Environment Agency said on January 31 that they will go on strike on February 8 due to salary issues. The British Public Service Federation of Trade Unions also said on the same day that thousands of ambulance workers will hold a new strike action on February 10 due to salary and staffing issues.
Many media reported that the historically high inflation rate in the UK and the resulting cost of living crisis are important triggers for the strike wave. From April to July 2022, the level of inflation in the UK will hit a record high in 40 years. As a result, the real income of ordinary people in the UK has shrunk significantly.The Office for Budget Responsibility predicts that after taking inflation into account, the UK willfamilyIncome would fall back to 2013 levels, a 7% drop, the largest drop since records began in 1956.
The British “Guardian” announced on January 31 the calendar of strikes in the UK in February, involving education, transportation, public service, health and other systems. Among them, February 13th to 19th is the concentrated period of strikes, and multiple systems overlap. In the whole of February, the number of strike days reached 17 days.
Affected by rising energy prices and high inflation, strikes have been held in many industries in the UK recently. On February 1, British teachers, civil servants, railway workers, bus drivers, security personnel and other practitioners went on strike. According to statistics from British trade unions, the total number of strikers is expected to be 500,000, which is the largest strike in the UK in more than ten years.
On February 1, about 500,000 people including British government civil servants, train drivers, and primary and secondary school teachers went on strike, demanding that the British government solve their cost of living problems.
Grady, Secretary-General of the British University and College Union: Everyone needs to have enough money to pay their bills. We must be able to afford a dignified and secure life. This is not a very high requirement.
Affected by the strike, 124 government departments in the UK cannot function normally. In England and Wales, more than 23,000 primary and secondary schools were affected, and most railway companies were unable to operate normally.
Mark Mark, general secretary of the Civil Service Union, said the sheer number of strikes showed the need for urgent action to tackle the cost of living crisis.
Mark Sevotka, general secretary of the British Civil Service Union: If the government does not take measures, I think we will see more days like today, more and more unions join.
Engineer Czech Moon: People are working terrible hours, working conditions are terrible, and we need to change that.
In addition, thousands of employees of the British Environment Agency said on January 31 that they will go on strike on February 8 due to salary issues. The British Public Service Federation of Trade Unions also said on the same day that thousands of ambulance workers will hold a new strike action on February 10 due to salary and staffing issues.
Many media reported that the historically high inflation rate in the UK and the resulting cost of living crisis are important triggers for the strike wave. From April to July 2022, the level of inflation in the UK will hit a record high in 40 years. As a result, the real income of ordinary people in the UK has shrunk significantly.The Office for Budget Responsibility predicts that after taking inflation into account, the UK willfamilyIncome would fall back to 2013 levels, a 7% drop, the largest drop since records began in 1956.
The British “Guardian” announced on January 31 the calendar of strikes in the UK in February, involving education, transportation, public service, health and other systems. Among them, February 13th to 19th is the concentrated period of strikes, and multiple systems overlap. In the whole of February, the number of strike days reached 17 days.
