Worst UK Strikes for a Decade Shut Schools and Stop Trains
- Almost half a million workers are taking industrial action
- Teachers, train drivers demand better pay as inflation soars
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Swathes of office staff were forced to work from home Wednesday as widespread industrial action closed schools and crippled Britain’s rail network, while hundreds of members of the armed forces were drafted in to cover for strikes at the border.
As many as 475,000 union members are on strike, demanding pay rises that do more to combat the cost-of-living crisis. Many were given salary increases of less than 5% last year, even as inflation climbed above 10%.