Ambulance crews and staff at around 150 universities in the are on strike today Britain with a request for a salary increase. On Monday and Tuesday almost 50,000 appointments had to be postponed because of these strikes in England, according to the NHS.
This week began with yet another NHS strike, the biggest ever in its history, with nurses and ambulance crews joining together in strike action.
About 15,000 employees in ambulances, members of the Unison union in five regions of England, are going on strike again today. The union is even threatening to intensify its mobilizations. “By refusing to negotiate, the government is condemning citizens to months of fruitless unrest,” Unison chief Sarah Gorton said today.
The British government is refusing to give wage increases that keep pace with inflation, saying it would be economically unprofitable and would instead fuel further price rises, APE-MPE reports, citing AFP.
Britain is facing a major cost of living crisis, with inflation still above 10%, which is felt mainly in food and energy prices.
According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published today, Britain narrowly escaped recession in 2022, but forecasts say it will not avoid it again this year.
Since last summer, pay disputes have erupted across a range of professions in Britain, from postal and rail workers to firefighters and teachers, with the country rocked by a series of strikes after inflation soared above 10%, the highest in four decades.
Source: News Beast
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