The government is considering deploying the army to help ease possible strike disruption over Christmas, Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi has confirmed.
The UK faces a wave of strikes this winter, which will affect services including transport, the NHS, education and delivery drivers.
"In fact, our message to the unions is to say, you know, this is not a time to strike. This is time to try and negotiate.In the absence of that, it's important for the government. It's the right and responsible thing to do, to have contingency plans in place." "Many unions are asking for uplifts in line with inflation or even more - despite comparable uplifts in the private sector averaging between four and six per cent so far this year.
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