Warning almost EVERY job sector could soon be on strike as UK faces 'worst ever crisis'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukStrike action could take place in almost every job sector in the coming months as the nation continues to be gripped by the cost of living crisis, a leading academic has warned.
Mass walk-outs have already been staged by railway workers, bus drivers, postal workers and barristers in Greater Manchester and the rest of the country, in disputes over pay and working conditions - with more unions understood to be balloting workers.
As the UK inflation rate soared to 9.4pc this week, workers are continuing to vote overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action, as unions argue pay offers are failing to offset the cost of living. READ MORE:'I've been a Northern train guard for nearly 30 years - here's why I'm striking' And as the energy price cap is set to rise by another £800 in October, a psychology professor at the University of Manchester predicts that thousands more workers in both the public and private sector will ballot for strike action in the coming weeks and months.
Sir Cary Cooper, a professor of organisational psychology, has warned the current situation - branded by many as the summer of discontent - is likely to cause more disruption than the widespread industrial action seen during the 1970s.
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