International Women’s Day was originally about rights for working class women. Here's how it's evolved from humble beginnings and why women are striking today
warned to expect some disruption to services today, too. meanwhile, postal workers are staging another day of strikes at royal mail and some civil servants are continuing industrial action in scotland and northern england. i m joined now by rohan kon, who is the national chair of acorn uk, a postal worker and communication workers union rep and you are on strike today. tickets line is behind you, we are seeing lots of picket lines today. tell us why you have made this decision to take part in the industrial action. decision to take part in the industrial action. ., . . ., industrial action. hello. we are on strike to put industrial action. hello. we are on strike to put it industrial action. hello. we are on strike to put it simply, industrial action. hello. we are on strike to put it simply, we - industrial action. hello. we are on strike to put it simply, we are i industrial action. hello. we are on | strike to put it simply, we are here to save royal mail. there is a cost of
and ambulance drivers, none of us want to be on strike at christmas. the false distinction that is being made between the so called public and posties and teachers and nurses, we have all gotjobs and families. if it s not nurses and posties and teachers, we want to be out there delivering your christmas cards and christmas presents just as much as we want to be sending them ourselves to our loved ones. but if our ceo has his way, christmas cards will be a thing of the past. it is about us standing together and saying enough is enough. we have got to stick together to make sure that it is not just a very, very few very, very wealthy people in this country are getting richer and richer and richer while the rest of us are left with nothing. while the rest of us are left with nothinu. ., . ., . ~ ,. , nothing. rohan kon, thank you very much, nothing. rohan kon, thank you very much. member nothing. rohan kon, thank you very much, member of nothing. rohan kon, thank you very much, member