1926, British workers went on strike, and British trade unions launched the largest general strike in history. The reason is that the government canceled the post-war subsidies and reduced the wages of miners. The industries involved are employees of coal mines, transportation and iron and steel enterprises, with the number reaching 4 million. With the unanimous support of other trade unions, miners firmly believe that the strike will win, but the public thinks that the workers are forced to go on strike.
Many people benefited from the tough attitude of the government and volunteered to fill the vacancy. When the compromise proposed by the trade union committee was rejected by the miners, the trade union committee announced that it would stop the strike on the grounds that no agreement could be reached without compromise. As a result, more than 654.38 million miners went on strike without support. On May 12, the general strike ended.
20 1 1, 2 million people went on strike to protest the reform of the government pension system, with more than 2 million participants. Many infrastructures have been affected, as have schools, hospitals, border inspections and local public services. Employees of the British Border Agency, nurses and logistics managers of the National Health Service, teachers and principals of public schools and staff of local government departments took part in the strike initiated by 30 trade unions. This is another strike movement with a wide influence and a large number of participants in British history.