Several key sectors will grind to a halt this month as unhappy workers walk out in a united pursuit of better pay and conditions.
Rail workers, street cleaners, nurses, emergency services staff, dock workers, civil servants, and teachers and lecturers are just some of those who have taken industrial action in recent months due to stagnent wages, rising food costs, massive energy bills and the soaring overall cost of living.
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