The Criminal Bar Association, which represents lawyers prosecuting and defending those accused of crimes in England and Wales, said members supported a 14-day action plan between June 27 and July 22. Together with railway staff, teachers and civil servants, they support or consider working in the coming months, at a time when wages are lagging behind four decades of high inflation. Politics Hub: “We have an inflation problem in this country” – public sector wage warning The CBA says its members have seen their profits fall by an average of 28% since 2006 – taking into account inflation – and has accused the government of refusing to negotiate “with a view to finding a fair settlement” of claims that include the call for an immediate increase of fees by 15%. Announcing the strike vote, the CBA said: “Without immediate action to stop the flight of criminal lawyers from our ranks, the record accumulation that has crippled our courts will continue to cause misery to both victims and defendants and the public. will be betrayed. “ It comes as the possibility of industrial action across the economy threatens to unleash what has been described as a summer of discontent. This will begin this week when – unless a last-minute agreement is reached – 40,000 railway workers are about to leave in what is the biggest train strike in three decades. On the other hand, the educational unions are also considering the possibility of voting for the members of the ballot box. Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS union representing civil servants, told Sky News that his union was voting with 150,000 members in action in September. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:51 The public warned of “subversive” strikes He said: “We will see high levels of industrial activity unless the government recognizes that front-line public sector workers who kept the country afloat during the pandemic can not be expected to have a 2% pay rise when inflation is projected to be high. from 11%. “ Paul Nowak, deputy secretary general of the TUC, said teachers, railways and postal workers were not “going on strike for fun” but had “real concerns about things like pay”. He told Sky News: “Many of our members just say ‘enough is enough’. Simon Clarke, Secretary-General of the Treasury Department, has made it clear that public sector workers are expected to swallow wage increases below inflation – in real terms, wage cuts. He told Sky News: “If we are going to prevent the evil of inflation … then we have to show collective, social responsibility. “I recognize that there is a sacrifice in this situation.”
