With nurses, postal workers and rail employees on strike or about to strike, UK labour relations with public employees are at the lowest ebb in decades. Satirist Jonathan Pie takes issue with that.
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Political correspondent parody Jonathan Pie, aka comedian Tom Walker, is going viral for his hilarious rant regarding the recent UK strikes – and it’s a tad sweary.
Unless you’re living under a rock in the UK, chances are you’ve heard about ongoing strikes either from the news or from Brits grumbling about the inconvenience.
Nurses, Royal Mail workers and rail employees have organised strikes throughout December, bringing major disruption to the festive period during disputes over pay and conditions.
Thursday (December 15, 2022) marked the month’s first walk-out by NHS workers; up to 100,000 nurses are expected to take part in strike action. A second strike will follow on Tuesday, December 20.
Leave it to Jonathan Pie to speak up against the UK government with his signature aggressive yet passionate delivery – he’s hit the nail on the head fans claim.
And more background from the BBC:
Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have started a nationwide strike in the largest action of its kind in NHS history.
Staff will continue to provide "life-preserving" and some urgent care but routine surgery and other planned treatment is likely to be disrupted.
The Royal College of Nursing said staff had been given no choice after ministers refused to reopen pay talks.
The UK government said the RCN's 19% pay rise demand was unaffordable.
RCN general secretary Pat Cullen has called on the government to "do the decent thing" and resolve the dispute before the year ends.
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Health Minister Maria Caulfield, a former nurse, accepted "it is difficult" living on a nurse's wage, but said that a 19% pay rise "is an unrealistic ask".
