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UK suffers worst year for strike action since 1989

FILE PHOTO: People wait at Euston station ahead of a rail workers' strike over pay and terms, on Christmas Eve in London, Britain December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville

The United Kingdom recorded the highest number of working days lost to labour disputes in 2022 for more than 30 years, official data showed on Tuesday, as a cost-of-living crisis led employees to walk out in demand of higher pay.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said nearly 2.5 million working days were lost to industrial action last year, the highest since 1989 when 4.1 million days were lost.

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