On Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of workers went on strike across the UK, marking one of the largest labor actions in decades. The workers on strike were primarily public service workers, including teachers, transportation service workers, civil servants, and airport workers. They expressed heightened frustrations regarding rising inflation and years of stagnant wage growth, which have put a strain on workers' paychecks amidst high costs of living in the UK. Furthermore, many workers feel overworked and underpaid, and, as a result, some unions have planned additional strikes for the near future. Overall, there has been an increase in coordinated labor strikes recently in Britain, despite the UK's strict laws restricting strike actions.
See "Massive general strike in the UK disrupts various industries as hundreds of thousands of workers protest cost of living crisis", Karla Adam, The Washington Post, February 1, 2023