Union Leaders Kick Off Rallies Across UK in Living Cost Protest
A UK union-led group set up to protest the rising cost of living will kick off a series of 50 rallies across Britain next week, holding a launch event in London on Wednesday.
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(Bloomberg) — A UK union-led group set up to protest the rising cost of living will kick off a series of 50 rallies across Britain next week, holding a launch event in London on Wednesday.
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The ‘Enough is Enough’ movement is being organized by trade unions, community groups, tenants organisations and politicians and has received 300,000 signatures in just three days, according to a statement Friday.
Appearing at the launch event will be Mick Lynch and Eddie Dempsey of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, who have both become high-profile figures as labor groups strike over pay and have backed a general strike.
The group has five key demands: A real-terms pay rise for workers, slashing energy bills, ending food poverty, building decent homes for all and taxing the rich.
Rising costs and forecasts for soaring winter energy bills are leading to what some are calling a summer of discontent in the UK, with workers from train divers to postal staff and barristers already planning walkouts. There are also increasing cases of “wildcat” strikes, especially at factories and industrial plants.
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