NUMBER OF DAYS LOST TO STRIKE ACTION IN 2022 HIGHEST SINCE 1989 The number of working days lost to strike action totalled 843,000 in December
The number of working days lost to strike action totalled 843,000 in December, bringing the total number of strike days from June to December 2022 to 2,471,000, the highest since 1989, official figures show.
There were 4,129,000 days lost to strike action in 1989 due to industrial action by rail workers and coal miners, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The loss in days due to labour disputes in December is the highest since November 2011 when public sector workers striked over pensions. That month saw 997,000 working days lost.
The days lost last year up to November had already reached a high not seen since 1990 when there were 1.9 million days lost.
It’s come mostly due to strikes by train and Royal Mail workers, the ONS said.