January 12, 2023

The Washington Post – Why Strike-Averse Britain Is Gripped by Industrial Action

Britain isn’t accustomed to the waves of labor unrest that can be a fact of life in countries where the right to strike is enshrined in law. Until recently, it appeared that coordinated industrial action was largely a thing of the past, thanks partly to union-busting reforms pushed through by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s. But as living costs soar, and even some people with jobs turn to food banks in order to eat, tens of thousands of UK workers are wielding their collective bargaining power to demand higher wages. 

Read the full article and the referenced Forecasting Eye report on the cost of industrial action.

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