Hundreds of thousands of workers from nurses and ambulance workers to rail workers and driving examiners have announced strike action over the coming weeks. December is particularly hard hit with industrial action by at least one union happening on every remaining day.
Rail workers, postal workers and driving examiners are all striking on Wednesday. On Thursday nurses will walk out. Members of the Royal College of Nursing will go on strike for the first time in its history, reports The Mirror.
Unions blame the rising cost of living which they say has left many workers across the sectors being faced with using food banks. Many say the pay awards offered fall well short of the level of inflation which stood at 10.7% in November, down from 11.01% in October.
