International reporting

United Kingdom: multiplication of strikes in the face of constantly rising inflation

Audio 02:39

Members of the Unite union demonstrate for a pay rise at the port of Felixstowe, August 21, 2022. © AP/Joe Giddens

By: Emeline Vin Follow

The United Kingdom is going through a summer interspersed with strikes.

There were railway workers, garbage collectors, court-appointed lawyers... Everywhere, people are calling for salary increases, while inflation already exceeds 10% in the country.

In Felixstowe, the country's largest port, workers have been on strike since August 21 and until Monday.

  • UK

  • Economic crisis