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On their cost of living and they were on strike because many of them worked in the public sector and their wages were being controlled downwards by the then labour government that was trying to seek a way out of the high levels of inflation in britain in the 19705, very similar to the 20205 where we are today. the disruption then was the biggest in modern times, with 29 million working days lost. estimates for today s strike suggest the total for 2022 could be 2 million. in may 1979, a conservative government led by margaret thatcher was elected and, within months, it passed new laws to limit the power of trade unions. they ve certainly become less influential. they became less influential from the 19805 to the 20105. i believe they re becoming more influential now.
Including the chancellor of the exchequer, winston churchill, refused to back down. after nine days, most unions called off their strikes, leaving the miners out on their own. they were ultimately unsuccessful in that the national system of pay awards was abolished in coal mining. protesters: two, four, six, eight, castle must negotiate! fast forward to the 1970s and the so called winter of discontent, rolling strikes across lots of industries stopped work. rubbish piled up in the streets as refuse collectors joined the walk outs. workers were attempting to protect themselves against attacks on their cost of living and they were on strike because many of them worked in the public sector and their wages were being controlled downwards by the then labour government that was trying to seek a way out of the high levels of inflation in britain in the 19705, very similar to the 20205 where we are today.
Very similar to the 20205 where we are today. the disruption then was the biggest in modern times, with 29 million working days lost. estimates for today s strike suggest the total for 2022 could be 2 million. in may 1979, a conservative government led by margaret thatcher was elected and, within months, it passed new laws to limit the power of trade unions. they ve certainly become less influential. they became less influential from the 19805 to the 20105. i believe they re becoming more influential now. just as in 1979, today s strikes are being driven by powerful forces of economics. the covid pandemic saw a pay freeze on many workers, and just as things were getting back to normal, came the war in ukraine, causing a huge increase in the cost of energy.