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workers, when they vote to strike, first have to weigh up the alternatives. people have to see a serious injustice in the workplace and then, if they re in a unionised workplace, they think that the union can actually do something about it. and also that they think, weighing up the costs and benefits, on balance, it s worth taking a deep breath and going on strike. the current wave of strikes has echoes in history. the uk s biggest industrial action was in 1926. the general strike shook the country, with coal miners playing a central role. one in ten men or boys of working age were employed in the coal industry. now, miners had won important gains in the 19105 and then during the first world war by having established a national system of pay bargaining.
unions and bosses are further apart than ever. so why are they striking and is there an end in sight? these strikes are completely unnecessary. i m finding it really hard, like, to heat my house, to feed my children. our members have been. getting poorer and poorer. at the end of the day, i they deserve a pay rise. there has to be a reality check amongst the trade union colleagues about where that money would have to come from. no one s taking it lightly but it s, kind of, the only way now we feel like we re going to be heard. if the union leaders - continue to be unreasonable, then it is my duty to take action. i m not the grinch. i m a trade union official and i m determined to get a deal. the biggest strikes in a generation are happening even though fewer people are in unions. membership peaked in the late 1970s,
load of replacement barristers to substitute for that job. barristers won one of the largest pay settlements of 2022, calling off their strike in november after the government offered a 15% increase in their fees. and there was a pay deal worth up to 16% for members of the cwu union after a walk out at bt. here s how the union praised that agreement to its members. but such victories come at a cost. the general public has faced months of disruption, with unions targeting the busiest periods to strike and co ordinating their action with other unions. border force staff at the uk s l
for bargaining over pay and conditions in the public sector. that hasn t really gone away. it s been under challenge. it s got more fragmented but it still holds up. unions say strikes are a last resort and are usually called when negotiations break down. workers, when they vote to strike, first have to weigh up the alternatives. people have to see a serious injustice in the workplace and then, if they re in a unionised workplace, they think that the union can actually do something about it. and also that they think, weighing up the costs and benefits, on balance, it s worth taking a deep breath and going on strike. the current wave of strikes has echoes in history. the uk s biggest industrial action was in 1926. the general strike shook the country, with coal miners playing a central role.
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