Nurses, postal workers and railway employees are all walking out this month in the U.K.'s largest series of labor actions in more than a decade. It's a major challenge to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Defending his Conservative party's record, Sunak says the government is now investing billions of dollars in the health service.
Not surprisingly, some of those public service workers who had their wages frozen are among those also on strike.on Dec. 23 and 24. Matthew Lee, a train guard, picketed last week in front of London's King's Cross station, which was nearly empty. He said one of his coworkers is now skipping dinner — because she can no longer afford it.David Parry/PA Images/Getty Images
Susan Milner, a professor of European politics at the University of Bath who researches labor relations, says one reason so many public service workers are striking now is because of the global financial crisis that took place more than a decade ago. The British government made massive spending cuts and workers never regained their purchasing power.The government is also resisting labor demands for political and ideological reasons, she believes, and doesn't want to be seen as giving in.
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