British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned that the government may react harshly to trade unions that insist on going on strike.
British Prime Minister Sunak, in his speech in the parliament, said, “Currently working families in this country are facing difficulties. The government acted reasonably. By accepting the wage review body’s recommendations, we achieved higher wage increases than the private sector in many cases.” used his statements.
Alerting workers who insisted on going on strike, Sunak said: “But if union leaders continue to be unreasonable, then it is my duty to take action to protect the lives and livelihoods of the British people. Ever since I became Prime Minister, I have been working on new tough laws to protect people from such disruptions.” made its assessment.
“An additional cost of £28 billion for a hike in inflation”
British Health Minister Steve Barclay, in his assessment of the strike decisions of health sector workers in the parliament, stated that if the government raises the current inflation rate for public employees, an additional cost of 28 billion pounds may arise.
The British government had submitted a bill to the parliament that obliges those working in the transport sector to provide a minimum level of service even on days when they decide to go on strike.
Experts think that in the future, the British government may expand this bill to cover other sectors as well.
It is planned that the railway workers in the country will go on a collective strike on 13-17 December and 3-7 January 2023, and the health workers in the whole country, except Scotland, on 15-20 December.
Bank of England announces country is in recession
While the British economy contracted by 0.2 percent in the third quarter of this year, the Bank of England announced that the country had entered recession.
In November this year, food prices in the country increased by 14.6 percent.
Inflation in the UK continued to rise, especially led by energy and food prices, reaching its peak in 41 years with 11.1 percent annually in October.
