The British economy needs to brace itself for a prolonged period of industrial strife, the like of which has not been seen for 30 years, according to the country's top union leaders. The TUC, GMB and Unison have warned that if inflation kept rising then the unions will need to defend their members by forceful action They say that it's not pay that's been driving inflation. It's been commodity prices. It ought to be possible to prioritise the living standards of lower earners and it would be a help if government directed its attention to the highest earners, who continue to look after themselves. These comments come as momentum builds towards a fresh wave of strikes in the public sector. Unions also want reform of labour laws, making it easier to stage industrial action, more generous pensions and a higher statutory minimum redundancy payout. But employers have expressed concerns about wage demands and the implications of the legal changes being pushed.
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