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Thousands of ambulance workers went on strike on Wednesday for the second time within a month. The workers are frustrated with shrinking incomes amidst heightened pressure to increase services, and these grievances are shared by workers across various sectors in the UK. While the British government has blamed the striking ambulance workers for putting the public at risk, union representatives have argued that the government is culpable due to its refusal to make a deal. Strike actions such as this one have added further fuel the British government's plan to pass legislation limiting the right to strike amongst essential services workers like ambulance and rail workers.