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When do strikes work? History shows the conditions need to be right

Written by Christopher Massey, Principal Lecturer (Programmes) - Humanities and Social Sciences, Teesside University

There has been a significant decline in union-led strike action in the 21st-century UK. But with average public sector pay increasing by 1.5% between March and May 2022 (versus 7.2% in the private sector) and households facing a cost of living crisis, industrial disputes are on the rise again in the UK.

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