British Civil Servant

v2 Chapter 1523: Response to a general strike

When the phone was hung up, Anna grabbed the handle and muttered dissatisfiedly, "Pamela's son is engaged, so you should come here specially. You never ignore my son."

"Your son is so good, I don't need to worry about it, but I have been secretly caring about it." Alan Wilson immediately begged for mercy.

The Supreme Authority has never been so passive in his life, he almost knelt down to kowtow to the spy who was entangled with the past thirty years ago, and said anxiously, "The whole world will be happy if they know about you."

"I just don't accept it, why are they treated differently?" Anna said angrily, "I don't care, when Koch and Hans get married, you have to come here specially, absolutely can't forget it."

"No problem!" Alan Wilson twisted his neck to the right, looking like a hundred-ruble conscript who was about to step into the battlefield, and he was ready to go through fire and water.

But even the supreme authority is over fifty years old, still running around for state affairs and family affairs, and the lady of the same status as his wife doesn't understand him at all, always haggling over a little bit of treatment.

Alan Wilson was here in Bonn to witness the engagement for Hao Daer. ​​Although it belongs to the category of keeping everything simple, the current domestic public opinion in the UK is indeed not suitable for making a fuss. Callahan's statement after returning from his visit was not very satisfactory.

The well-known rhythm maestro The Sun reported the story with the headline "Crisis? What Crisis?", subheaded "Railways, Roads, Employment Mess Jim Blames the Press," accusing Callahan of being "out of touch with society," although Callahan did not use the aforementioned But he did deny that the situation in the UK was chaotic.

The rhythm of the Sun newspaper added fuel to the fire. This phrase would follow Callahan throughout his life as well.

People who are familiar with Callahan call him Jim, who is the minister. The prototype of this drama combines the images of many Labor Party prime ministers.

The prime ministership is clearly in the shadow of Harold Wilson, while the name goes to Callaghan.

The Sun is the most suitable newspaper to shoot at the Prime Minister. The readers of The Sun don't care who is running the country, they only care about whether it is protruding or not. It is the newspaper that reflects the balance of offshore among the few newspapers in the UK. The essence of the **** stick is in it. The Sun.

While Callaghan was bombarded by The Sun, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher has been calling for a national emergency to contain strikes in the first week, and she has been calling for reform measures known as stepping stones.

Require trade unions to prohibit worker pickets that do not target strikes only, prohibit companies from hiring only union members, must pass secret ballot approval before strikes, and reach non-strike agreements in many industries such as medical care, fire protection, and police, etc.

Although the Conservative Party supports the union's salary increase demand this time, it still insists on not compromising with the union in other respects. Salary increases are possible, but strikes cannot be used as a means of blackmailing the government. On this point, the Conservative Party agrees with the current position of Whitehall.

After settling the Rhodesian royal territory and establishing a deeper relationship, Alan Wilson couldn't help but say, "Should I be looking for some young talents to marry some of your local leaders?" one time?"

"That's not what I mean. It's just that the engagement is too simple." Grace also accepted it as soon as it was good, and now he is relieved that at least his peaceful life in Africa can be backed by the United Kingdom.

Even if it means this, Alan Wilson is not afraid. He really has the ability to summon young talents to marry Rhodesia with a single order. There are also ladies of the same status as wives.

Back in London, the temperature dropped again as thousands of Britons began to apply for unemployment benefits due to strikes, a standoff between unions and the government.

Mrs Thatcher made a party broadcast in which she said, as a Briton rather than a politician, "I will not be making a party manifesto tonight, the crisis in our country does not allow me to do so", in which she accused The overpowering power of the trade unions allowed "every man to kill the state."

"The trade union has decided to launch a national general strike to support the strike of truck drivers, including workers in various public sectors, firefighters, public affairs departments, the National Railway Association, and the Medical Association."

As soon as he returned to London, Brest, the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior, brought news that was definitely not good. "This time, the trade unions hope that the government will completely abolish the salary increase quota. In the joint statement of the major trade unions, Compare this general strike with the general strike of 1926."

Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows and replied with a smile, "Do you think we will compromise? What did the cabinet say? Regarding this strike, which has been compared to the general strike in 1926 before it even started, we have been fighting with the British for a long time. Doesn’t the Labor government, where the working class stands together, have nothing to say?”

The 1926 general strike was the largest strike movement in British history. It started with coal workers. At its peak, there were 6 million people who participated in the strike. In addition to the coal mining industry, electrical, steel, railway, construction and printing All workers in the industry participated in the strike.

All great industrial centers are paralyzed. Under the circumstances, the government has had to implement an emergency transport service of essential supplies and employ thousands of special police officers, with buses and trains driven by volunteers.

"The Prime Minister has stated that he will never back down and is willing to pay any price in the face of such unreasonable demands." Brest relayed the information he received from the Minister of the Interior. "This is a very serious threat."

"That's no problem, come on." Allen Wilson nodded and said, "To prevent bloodshed, we recommend dispatching the Royal Mounted Police. The government should also understand that this kind of mass incident is easy to get out of control. Just in case , the tanks don’t need to be displayed, but the machine guns? Let me convey Whitehall’s views on this matter.”

The appetite of the major trade unions has finally grown to the point where even the Labor Party government can’t satisfy them. Before the general strike came, Jones, the chairman of the Transport Unified Trade Union, explained that a 20% salary increase could be negotiated, which was accepted by Alan Wilson Rejecting without hesitation, Whitehall announced, "The British Empire has not yet reached the point where there is no shortage of manpower. Regardless of the strikes of workers in any industry, as long as London wants, it can find enough skilled workers from all over the world."

Whitehall's statement even surprised Mrs. Thatcher. This time he underestimated the cabinet secretary. Whitehall really dared to stand up to what he claimed was the biggest strike since 1926.

"Clear a special airstrip for me. The international airport must be open 24 hours a day. Malaya veterans are summoned to take over all public facilities that are going on strike." Alan Wilson issued several orders one after another, and then rushed to Downing I went to meet the Prime Minister at No. 10 Street. Now it depends on whether the Prime Minister will continue to retreat to meet the demands of the strike unions, or draw an end to satisfy the demands of the trade unions that have been insatiable in recent years.

When Alan Wilson asked how to deal with the strikers, Callahan was silent for a long time, "If the conditions of the union are too harsh, you can temporarily fire the strikers~lightnovelpub.net~ Dear Prime Minister, you are very courageous. I believe Mrs. Thatcher will also be shocked by the prime minister's courage." Alan Wilson said solemnly, but he thought it was a good thing. The government's concessions finally amplified the greed of the trade unions, thinking that as long as they go further, the government will compromise .

For the Labor Party government, this decision is not easy to make. After all, the Labor Party has long regarded itself as representing the working class.

But thinking about it the other way around, it is not incomprehensible that the Labor Party government will adopt a tough attitude in the end. The Labor Party will not really vote for the Soviet Union, but the Conservative Party really dares to vote for the United States.

Before the strike, trade unions in various industries had begun to put forward the purpose of the strike. For example, the Royal Medical Association demanded a 25% salary increase, but the government did not respond.

There is also the Postmen's Association who wants a weekly wage increase of 60 pounds, and the gravediggers who want a 15% wage increase, etc. January 22 is what the major trade unions call action day.

Sanitation workers in London went on strike, garbage bins quickly filled with uncollected rubbish, and people began to empty their **** in parks, which marked the beginning of the general strike in early 1979.

"Dump all the garbage into the major squares in London." Alan Wilson took the phone and ordered the military driver, "The workers like this scene, so let them see it."

In the face of a strike by medical personnel, the media focused on citizens’ inability to receive medical services. At London International Airport, passenger planes from Hong Kong and Malaya were fully loaded with medical personnel from the two places. The medical personnel in the army returned to their homeland, and the Rheinland Army stationed in Germany was no exception.

When faced with how to respond to the strike of funeral directors and gravediggers, Whitehall announced that funerals during the strike can be considered in the form of sea burials.