United Kingdom: multiplication of strikes in the face of constantly rising inflation


Members of the Unite union demonstrate for a pay rise at the Port of Felixstowe on August 21, 2022.

The United Kingdom is going through a summer interspersed with strikes. There were railway workers, garbage collectors, court-appointed lawyers… Everywhere, people are calling for salary increases, while inflation already exceeds 10% in the country. In Felixstowe, the country’s largest port, workers have been on strike since August 21 and until Monday.

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