UK strike: From nurses to firefighters, why workers are going on strike

Workers across different sectors and industries in the United Kingdom have announced strikes in the months of December and January amid deadlock between the government, employers and unions who are demanding better pay and working conditions as the country is witnessing the highest inflation in four decades and a cost-of-living crisis.

The UK is facing significant and widespread industrial unrest this month, ahead of Christmas with labour unions across public sectors and industries, including firefighters, teachers, railway workers, nurses, Royal mail workers and so on, announcing strikes and walkouts.

The government is preparing to hold an emergency Cobra meeting as the country braces for a week of industrial action that threatens to bring the UK to a standstill.

Transport services in the UK will be affected by these strikes as thousands of railway workers, bus drivers, road workers and the ground-handling staff at the airport are set to stage a walkout.