LONDON — Teachers in England turneddown the federalgovernment’s newest pay deal on Monday, raising the specter of more strikes and evenmore disturbances for momsanddads and kids as double-digit inflation triggers labor discontent throughout the nation.
News that instructors had voted to decline the deal came as U.K. passport employees kicked off a five-week strike that threatens to cause headaches for tourists ahead of the summertime vacation season.
Immediately after revealing the results of the tally, the National Education Union setup one-day strikes for April 27 and May 2.
The walkouts are the newest in a wave of strikes that hasactually interrupted Britons’ lives for months. Public-sector employees consistingof physicians, train and bus motorists, airport luggage handlers, border officers and postal employees are requiring pay increases to keep rate with inflation, which stands at 10.4%.
A cost-of-living crisis sustained by sharp increases in food and energy pr