This week, large numbers of Britain’s public sector workers are set to demonstrate for higher pay. Unprecedented since the Thatcher era, the week of industrial action will culminate on Saturday with a march demanding higher pay. This march is being coordinated by the TUC confederated union, and goes under the slogan “Britain Needs a Pay Rise.” The U.K. is undergoing an economic recovery and both workers and unions are getting angrier and demand a fair share of the cake.
On Monday October 13, NHS staff kick off a series of industrial action. The NHS is especially aggrieved by a government refusal to implement a Commission recommendation for a 1% pay increase for all NHS staff next year. The Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said: “NHS members don’t take action often or lightly. For many of our members this will be the first time they walk out as the last action over pay was 32 years ago. The NHS runs on the goodwill of its workers, but this government...
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