Strike 1: UK civil servants cripple country
More than 2 million participants put the public sector on hold in the
UK, as unions stage a massive public sector strike. It is the largest
of its kind in 30 years.
A public services strike called for by the United Kingdom’s Trades
Union Congress (TUC), has taken effect on Wednesday, the largest work
stoppage of its kind in more than 30 years. The strike targets public
schools, the health sector, UK court systems and transportation systems
as well. More than 2 million workers are expected to participate, in
rallies and picket lines all across the country.
At the heart of
the issue are cuts to public sector pension programs asking workers to
contribute 3% more of their own money into the system, raising the
retirement age to the age of 66 by the year 2020 and to amend pensions
to be based on the average of a career rather than the final salary.
Unions are strongly against the proposed reforms which the TUC argues
would make workers pay more and work longer for fewer benefits..... MORE
Source: RT.com
URL: http://rt.com/news/public-sector-uk-strike-573/
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bakit ba naghihirap mga ekonomiya ng kanluranin eh mga neo.imperialist na nga sila? sobrang ganid ng 1% at kahinaan/kapangitan ng kapitalismo, specifically, monopoly capitalism.
"At the heart of the issue are cuts to public sector pension programs asking workers to contribute 3% more of their own money into the system, raising the retirement age to the age of 66 by the year 2020 and to amend pensions to be based on the average of a career rather than the final salary. Unions are strongly against the proposed reforms which the TUC argues would make workers pay more and work longer for fewer benefits."
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