Britain Facing Strikes Every Day From Now Until Christmas
- Coordinated walkouts could target health service: union boss
- Travel chaos threatened by ongoing action on rail network
National rail strikes, in London, in Oct.
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The UK will be affected by strikes every day this month in the run up to Christmas, with trade union leaders increasing threats to coordinate industrial action and cause maximum disruption in their quest for higher wages.
Workers from the country’s rail network, buses, postal service, health sector and schools are among those staging walkouts amid high inflation and government plans to rein in public spending.