Biggest strike of British railway employees in 30 years.

Britain is witnessing the biggest strike by railway employees in 30 years. Inflation in Britain has risen to 10% and the railway employees are demanding pay increase. The 1^st phase of the strike took place on 21^st June, 2022. Again, the railway employees went on strike on 23^rd and 25^th June, 2022. In addition to this, the London Under-ground Metro was also closed down due to a separate strike. As a result of these strikes, rail services came to a standstill. The railway unions of Britain have said that more sections of the employees like teachers, medics, waste disposal workers and even barristers would go on industrial action, due to the unprecedented inflation.

[Source: Times of India dated 22.06.2022]