About 235,000 workers are on strike in England this Friday (25). sexta-feira NegraWorkers from schools, universities and the postal service are protesting working conditions.
Many retailers are struggling with the strike halting deliveries and reducing online sales. Therefore, the British economy will collapse due to the shutdown.
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Due to rising UK food and energy prices, employees are demanding better pay conditions. With the increase in accounts in the country, the Bank of England It was released on Thursday (17th) that the inflation rate increased to 11.1%. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country, which registered a 0.2% decline.
The UK’s national postal service, Royal Mail, has indicated that 115,000 employees are on strike on Thursday (24) to halt Black Friday sales and deliveries.
Smaller companies say many services have been affected by the strike at Royal Mail, according to eBay vice-president and general manager Murray Lambel, which “depends on an efficient postal service for much of its business.
This year, the British people went on strike due to the economic situation facing the country, as due to high inflation, the United Kingdom may go into recession.
More than 70,000 university staff at 150 universities in England have been on strike since last Thursday (24), demanding better working conditions and pensions, spreading across sectors such as education and health.
It was the biggest strike in British higher education history, affecting 2.5 million students, according to the University and College Union, which organized the strike.
In Scotland, most schools were closed yesterday, with 50,000 teachers on strike on the first day of a national strike where, according to the Education Institute of Scotland, professionals are fighting for better pay.
At the Royal College of Nursing, more than 300,000 nurses warned of strike action in December, demanding better pay conditions.
Distributions At the end of the year
With delivery strikes in the United Kingdom affecting Black Friday, there is a high possibility of shutdowns extending into December, as well as losses in corporate sales, which could lead to major layoffs.
The UK transport union RTM has announced that it will go on strike for 48 hours in December and January 2023 this coming Tuesday (29) after talks between the railways and Network Rail have not yielded good results.
Tim Showeller, Network Rail’s chief negotiator, said the strike could become a “safe funding hole” because such strikes could cause widespread disruption to rail travel. Showeller concludes: “The task of finding a solution is increasingly difficult”.
Couriers from Best Food Logistics, responsible for delivering food to restaurants such as KFC, Burger King and Pizza Hut, also voted to strike.
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The Communications Workers’ Union (CWU), which represents UK postmen, has announced the dates of the next strikes, which will take place from 9 to 24 December. However, Royal Mail reports that the company has yet to be notified of the dates published by the union.
According to the Royal Mail, the relationship between the company and the union will no longer be the same. This is due to the fact that the two sides have not reached an agreement on changing the salaries and working conditions among the employees.
Royal Mail chief executive Simon Thompson said: “The CWU’s planned strike action to save our customers, businesses and families across the country is delaying Christmas and putting its own members’ jobs at risk,” Thompson said in a statement.
This Black Friday, Amazon workers organized protests and strikes In 30 countries, the e-commerce company has branches in United Kingdom, USA, United Kingdom, Japan, India, Australia, France etc.
Finally, Royal Mail staff are planning another strike on November 30 and December 1.
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