Workers deserve a fair wage. Let's be praying for a just resolution to strike action
By 
Tim Farron MP2023-01-27T14:22:00
Whatever our views on the ongoing strikes that continue to disrupt our public services, Christians should be committed to praying for peace, justice and God’s wisdom, says Tim Farron
This month we will see more strike action by nurses, ambulance workers, teachers, university staff, bus drivers, court staff, physiotherapists, civil servants and rail workers.
Members are striking over pay and conditions, arguing that their wages are not keeping up with the cost of living, or reflective of increasingly challenging working conditions. Those striking say that this is a last resort; that they fear for the future of their professions if fundamental changes are not made.
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