BBCNEWS World Business Report July 7, 2024
hello there. we start with the cost of living crisis — because the uk is facing a summer of discontent over pay, according to the head of the biggest private sector union. sharon graham, who runs the unite union, has told the bbc it's not "militant" to ask for pay rises in line with inflation, currently running at over 9%. she says tens of thousands of her members, from bus drivers to refuse collectors to factory workers, are involved in pay disputes around the country. this warning comes as railway workers announce more strike days over the summer. here's what she had to say to ou...