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Strikes kill in the UK

The prelude to a "summer full of discontent" is the strike by the employees of the railway sector of the United Kingdom.

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Strikes kill in the UK

The prelude to a "summer full of discontent" is the strike by the employees of the railway sector of the United Kingdom. It paralyzed nearly all rail transport in the country beyond the three days of strike. It is likely to be a difficult autumn with labor disputes in both the public and private sectors, from British Airways employees and criminal lawyers to British Airways employees.

Boris Johnson's government is facing two challenges: soaring inflation, and a growing labor shortage as a result coronavirus pandemics and immigration legislation following 'Brexit. The prime minister defends 3% salary increases, but he also understands that people are frustrated by the high cost living. The 'premier' said that people curse when they fill up their cars from Kigali in Rwanda, which is also the location for the summit of Commonwealth heads.

According to the Bank of England's most recent projection, the inflation rate rose to 9% in May. It will remain around 11% through the end of 2019. The labor market is in a crisis, with 1.3million vacancies registered between May 2022 and May 2022. This is half a million more than the number of vacancies recorded in the same time period last year. The conflict between the need to control inflationary forces and the possibility of improving working conditions to retain and attract employees has arisen.

Transportation industry is the first to be attacked. RMT, the main union representing the rail sector, was able to paralyze 80% of services on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. However, the union action had an impact all week.

It claims that its 40,000 members with jobs in private railway companies and public entities that manage the railways will receive a salary increase of approximately 7% and better working conditions. The Executive also requires that no forced dismissals be made. Mick Lynch, its secretary general, stated that "there is still much to be done in this dispute."

This is not the only union preparing for a long duel. London Underground workers voted Tuesday to extend union action against forced redundancies and pensions. They also halted service. Ground staff at Heathrow of British Airways approved going on strike for dates yet to be announced in July or August. Engineers at Gatwick or other airports could be affected by the strike.

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