LONDON. Consistent strikes in a number of disciplines are announced at Britanniasince most of the workers complain that their incomes are being washed away due to inflation. British ambulance workers went on strike yesterday for the first time since the 1980s. Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government responded by urging people to avoid excessive drinking and… unnecessary travel to reduce the chances of calling an ambulance.

The British government is providing some wage increases, but they are all below inflation, which was 10% in November. On Tuesday, workers’ representatives agreed in detail with the government on how security personnel would ensure transport to hospitals in the most urgent cases. Yesterday, however, the responsible minister, Steve Barclay, lambasted the strikers for being irresponsible, statements that the unions say are intended to provoke public animosity.

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Actions – except for UK EKAB – are planned by transport, energy, postal, education and public utilities workers.

However, public opinion polls show that public opinion agrees with the mobilizations, although not the best opinion about the unions. The fact that the real incomes of health workers have been steadily declining since 2010 is forcing nurses to resort to stipends to meet basic needs. Especially for the ambulance strike, support is approaching 65% according to a recent poll. “The last ambulance strike in 1989 lasted several months and created serious problems. Much to the government’s surprise at the time, public opinion was on the side of the strikers, and attempts to turn public opinion against medical workers failed miserably. “It is amazing that the current government is repeating the same mistakes at a time when it is at such great risk in the elections.”

Among the sectors expected to strike in the coming days and early January are workers in transport, energy, postal services, education and a number of utilities. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak considered limiting the right to strike, thoughts that further fueled the conflict and further puffed up the Labor Party’s sails. “Shunak is not touched by demands, but with ambulance workers he will lose, as Margaret Thatcher lost in 1989-1990,” the Financial Times estimates.