“When workers win, we all win” – Frances O’Grady on striking for Britain

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🗓️ 1 December 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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From postal workers to nurses, we face a winter of strikes. What do they want and why should we all be invested in their cause? Frances O’Grady, general secretary of the British Trades Union Congress, joins Jude Rogers to discuss the problems faced by Britain’s workforce – and whether those taking action can pull together for a better future. “With real wages falling and living standards stagnating there is a coordinated offensive against working people.” “There is no light at the end of the tunnel unless we stick together.” “When striking workers win, we all win.” Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bunkercast Presented by Jude Rogers. Producers: Alex Rees and Jet Gerbertson. Assistant Producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:15.8	striking. First up are the 100,000 postal workers who are striking for seven days in
1:21.1	December. Then can the RMT picket line regulars this year
1:24.9	with two more 48 hour strikes just in time for Christmas parties and the December
1:29.4	shopping season, the first probably busy one since COVID-19. Then for the first time
1:35.0	time in their history nurses are striking in the middle of a busy winter season
1:39.0	already battered by the pandemic and its brutal after effects.
1:43.2	But all these workers want for Christmas is decent working conditions and fair pay.
1:47.2	All they've received is a government in turmoil, a cost of living crisis and a recession.
1:52.0	So how will this winter play at? How are unions changing in this
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