The unions consider Johnson’s plans to be against both British and international law. Unions in other sectors also threaten to join the strike if their wage demands are not agreed.
In Britain, a major strike by more than 50,000 railway workers has caused severe traffic problems.
The strike almost completely stopped the country’s train and metro traffic. Only about one-fifth of the train runs were run.
As people switched to using buses and taxis, these became heavily congested.
Railway workers will be out of work today, Thursday and Saturday. This is the largest downtime in the industry in more than 30 years.
The railway trade union RMT justifies the strike by not getting the employer to agree to its wage increase demands.
It based its wage demands on the fact that wages in the sector do not keep pace with accelerating inflation.
Johnson intends to respond to the strike with tough action
The unions condemn Johnson’s policy as violating international law and warn that the use of hired labor would pose a safety risk to rail transport.
According to the Trades Union Congress, the trade union umbrella organization “even Margaret Thatcher would not do that “.
By this he refers to the Conservative leader who ruled Britain from 1979 to 1990, known for his tough policy towards trade unions.
Deputy Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress Paul Nowakin according to British law, since 1973, the replacement of striking labor by temporary labor has been prohibited.
Britain is threatened by an expansion of the strike
The railway industry is not alone in its demands for pay rises.
As inflation, or the rise in consumer prices, approaches ten percent, it will be felt in the wallets of many wage earners.
Next week, lawyers in England and Wales have decided to go on strike.
British teachers, public health and other public transport workers are also considering a strike.