The 500000 People's Strike Stirred Up Britain, British Media: It Caused A Pol...

According to a number of British media reports on the 1st, the UK ushered in the largest strike day since 2011. 500000 people from seven trade unions are expected to participate, including teachers and train drivers from England and Wales and more than 100000 civil servants from 124 government departments and agencies. The Daily Telegraph of Britain described this as a "de facto general strike". No. 10 Downing Street warned that the scale of the strike on the 1st would mean "significant interference" to British society. According to Reuters, compared with the economic impact, the strike wave that lasted for several months was more of a political blow to the Sunak government.

85% of schools

The British Guardian said that teachers did not need to notify the school in advance to participate in the strike, so it was not clear to what extent the school would be affected until the 1st. The National Education Union of Britain expects that the teachers' strike will affect 85% of schools. Another survey showed that up to one in seven schools may be closed to all students. According to the Daily Telegraph, teachers will hold a national or regional strike from February to March. Some parents worry that their children's learning will be delayed. During the COVID-19, epidemic prevention restrictions have caused teaching interruption to a certain extent.
Reuters quoted the head of the British National Education Union on the 1st as saying that the teachers felt that they had no choice. "In the past 12 years, their wages had a disastrous long-term decline". "These people behind me do not want to strike today, but they have no choice but to show that they have had enough and things must change". However, British Education Secretary Keegan still insisted on the government's position on the 1st, "we cannot provide wage increases that can keep pace with inflation for some workers, so that everyone will face worse inflation".
Railway traffic will also stagnate again. The Financial Times said that due to the strike of train drivers, only 1/3 of the railway services could operate normally on the 1st. According to the Guardian, the 14 largest railway operators in the UK will be affected. In addition, because the border inspectors also participated in the strike, the airport may also be in chaos, and there will be a long queue in the entry-exit hall. In order to mitigate the impact of the strike, about 600 military personnel will be dispatched on the 1st, most of whom will assist in border inspection.
Douglas, head of the British border inspection department, told the airport operators at a meeting on January 31 that the impact of this round of strikes may be greater than the "strike tide" in December last year. "All members of the British Civil Service Union" were out.

The deadlock is difficult to resolve

It is reported that in addition to demanding higher wages in the context of high inflation and high living costs, the British Union of Trade Unions said that the joint action on the 1st was also aimed at protesting a new policy - government officials could force key industries to provide minimum services during the strike, including transportation, health and education. According to the agency's estimate, after taking into account inflation, the average monthly salary of employees in the public sector is 203 pounds less than that in 2010.
"There is no sign that the ministers will take any action to solve the wage deadlock with the trade union." The Financial Times said on the 1st that Gordon, the head of the health industry of the British Federation of Public Service Trade Unions, said that Sunak tried to convince the public that the ministers are doing their best to solve the dispute, but they did not do so. "The Prime Minister must stop trying to deceive the public". Strikes in all walks of life will not end on the 1st. The Guardian said that employees of the public medical system will upgrade their actions next week, "except for the strike held every day on Wednesday", including emergency workers, nurses, physiotherapists, etc. According to the report, British people will be able to see strikes at least 17 days in February.

Sunak ushered in a hundred days in power

Reuters believes that the "strike tide" has not had a major impact on the British economy at present. According to the data estimated by a consulting company, in the eight months to January this year, the loss caused by the strike was about 1.7 billion pounds, equivalent to 0.1% of the expected GDP.
For the Sunak government, the strike brought more political influence. Some polls show that his Conservative Party is now about 25% behind the Labor Party in support. One of the main reasons is that the people think that the government's response to the strike is very poor. On the next day of the 500000 British strike, Sunak will usher in his 100th ruling day. "The new prime minister pacified the financial market, but faced a series of serious challenges." The British Independent newspaper said that Sunak, who served as prime minister for nearly 100 days, had no smooth road to power. The soaring inflation has seriously affected the living standards of the British people. At the same time, there is a feeling among the public that British society is not functioning properly to some extent, because the wave of large-scale strikes is impacting public services. In addition, Sunak needs to face a series of political scandals brought by senior government officials.
"Strike, 'Dirty', Stability: Sunak's 100 days as British Prime Minister." The French News Agency recently published an article on this topic, saying that after the "disastrous" tenure of Truss in the UK, Sunak has nothing to celebrate except stabilizing the panicked financial market.

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