British Civil Servants Chapter 1525: Layoffs Storm
"As for how to treat striking workers, we can choose some industries that do not affect people's livelihood and fire a group of people as a warning. To be honest, this time the Labor Party is ultimately satisfied and cannot agree to such endless demands for salary increases. Hundreds
All industrial workers must raise their wages. If they agree to this, the British economy will be in chaos. At least they cannot agree to the figures they proposed."
The government's settlement of accounts with Ford stated its determination not to retreat this time. This aroused strong protests from Ford, but it was of no use. Who cares what you think during a general strike. If you are not satisfied, you can pack up and leave the UK.
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"It seems that the Labor Party's rule is coming to an end." Pamela Mountbatten listened to her husband's analysis and said, "The post-war ruling Labor Party has clearly gained the upper hand, and it would be bad if the Conservative Party was never in power. My dear, it is the opposite of you civil servants.
, most members of our circle actually favor the Conservative Party."
"No one else is to blame for the end of the Labor Party. Callaghan's demand for a pay increase from the union may be because the Labor Party considers itself to represent British workers and is always unwilling to take tough measures. If the union had not been told earlier that it could not do this, it would have been better
There was such a strike two years ago, and even today it will be forgotten. But now that there is a strike of this scale, the Labor Party is very embarrassed."
Alan Wilson knows that if something like this happens this year, the support rate of the Labor Party will definitely plummet. However, it is not just the Labor Party that will be unlucky this year. President Carter, a rare moral benchmark in the United States, is also very unlucky in the last year of his term.
I encountered many bad things.
In fact, if we look at President Carter's term of office for four years, the economic growth data is no worse than that of his predecessors and successors, but if we take the data from the year before the election, it can be said to be extremely poor.
The last year of President Carter's term was obviously a total outbreak of problems. This kind of black swan event was only experienced by Mr. Wang decades later. The first three years were good, but the last year took a turn for the worse.
Callaghan, who is lagging behind in support ratings, is also looking for ways to save himself. When facing a TV interview, he described this strike as a winter of dissatisfaction. As Prime Minister, he expressed regret for not taking the British economy to a higher level, but still expressed the union's support.
The demands are outrageous and have already affected the lives of all British citizens.
Regarding the work of Whitehall, Callahan still expressed support, "Although Whitehall and the cabinet are not consistent on all issues, we admit this. The professionalism of Whitehall's work is important in guiding the cabinet to make decisions.
According to the evidence, Sir Allen is sometimes unkind, but most of the time, he is very respected by cabinet ministers. He is a tough negotiator, and I believe that this time the union understands this better than me."
This TV interview helped Callaghan's approval rating recover slightly, but it still lags behind Margaret Thatcher's approval rating by more than 10 percentage points. This gap almost eliminates the possibility of an upset.
Unless there are special circumstances, such as the general election in which Churchill was overturned by Attlee after the war.
Turning off the TV with the remote control, Alan Wilson sighed and said to his colleagues around him, "Actually, the Prime Minister is still worthy of respect in his work. As for the Conservative lady, we have to wait for the future."
Verification, but one thing is true, female politicians often take extreme actions to attract attention in order to prove themselves. Judging from the speeches of the Conservative Party in the past six months, if we assume that the Conservative Party comes to power in this year's general election, do you dare to
Attack the union?"
"The Conservative Party came to power, and based on the current support rate, Mrs. Thatcher is really likely to become a female prime minister." Burke Trend said meaningfully, "Are we about to usher in the first female prime minister?"
"It's just a hypothesis, without any personal bias." Alan Wilson said slowly, "We must make certain preparations for the future and have a long-term perspective. We cannot be like politicians who only think about support for next week.
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"They are holding the team back too much." John Hunter shook his head with disapproval written all over his face. "They treat things differently. They are too emotional and not as rational as us."
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"We can't say it clearly, otherwise they will either bite their tongues or shed tears." Armstrong grinned and added, "Those who don't shed tears will act recklessly, which is not charming at all."
"The most important thing is that there are many prejudices, and they always make arbitrary generalizations." Burke Trend said with a wry smile, "Everything I think about is the same way, and anyone can guess it."
"Gentlemen, a woman's vote has the same value as a man's vote, not now as it was before 1918."
Alan Wilson waved his hand and said, "Although what the gentlemen said is true, the outside world is full of political incorrectness. Everyone is right, so it will cause huge trouble for us. Can you withstand those rumors?"
Are petty shrews scolding the public? To be honest, you can't. The best way is to treat them as if they are nothing. We will not provoke them and we must avoid taking a stand on any issue between men and women."
The supreme authority feels that the words of his colleagues are too extreme, but he himself does not think so. There are still many lovely women, such as Hepburn, Monroe, Her Royal Highness, etc. As for Pamela Mountbatten, the most successful businessman in the UK
Madam, of course it goes without saying.
Since the supreme authority said this, the discussion has turned to a matter-of-fact discussion, excluding Mrs. Thatcher's personal ability. The current situation of the Conservative Party is also very optimistic.
The opportunity for a female prime minister to appear exists objectively. The current inflation faced by the UK alone, as well as strikes from time to time, are the focus of current discussions in Whitehall.
"If women take advantage of others, if Mrs. Thatcher comes to power, she may fire workers who dare to cause trouble in large numbers."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Alan Wilson reminded colleagues to pay attention to this problem. Although he had fired a group of truck workers yesterday, it was a temporary dismissal and the scale was not large.
There is a threat that this woman may fire a group of colleagues who have made lifelong contributions to the country. Don’t think this is impossible. Women can do anything to prove that they are no worse than men.”
"Then let's release some of the Conservative Party's tough rhetoric against workers and civil servants?" Burke Trend suggested, "I just don't know if it will have any effect."
"We didn't release it. It was the Conservatives who said it. Why did we release it? That's what a transparent government should do. Saying we released it seems like Whitehall has a bias in this. As we all know, Whitehall has always adhered to the principle of neutrality and never
It’s not about party interests.” Alan Wilson pondered for a moment and said, “The situation facing the Labor Party is indeed not good.”
As for dealing with strikes, according to common sense, when workers have used up their savings and have to work, it is time for the strikes to subside. However, because it is an election year, although the Labor Party has expressed support for Whitehall, it remains to be seen whether it can be tough.
Hard to say.
The Labor Party actually still wants to talk. The sooner the strike is put to rest, the better it will be for the Labor Party. Although the Labor Party is lagging far behind in the polls, it is only natural to hope for a miracle.
In order to gain as many votes as possible, Callaghan agreed to hold a referendum on the Scottish devolution bill on March 1 to gain support from Scotland. The bill received more than half of the votes. However, opposition members pointed out that additional provisions of the referendum on the bill required turnout.
Low turnout resulted in the bill not being passed.
"Has the Labor Party lost its head?" Alan Wilson was very dissatisfied when he heard the news. If facing workers' demands for a wage increase is just a small problem, putting the hope of reversing the support rate in Scotland is a big problem in principle.
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"To put pressure on enterprises to compromise on the strike movement this time, choose between the government and the union, and fire the workers who participated in the strike in proportion." Alan Wilson directly picked up the phone and called the Ministry of the Interior, "Brest
, or starting from Ford Motor Company, they all came up with it.”
In the end, Ford was chosen by Alan Wilson to take action. After the oil crisis broke out, American cars were completely defeated by Japanese cars due to fuel consumption problems, and even their local market was stolen.
The automotive sector is the focus of the recent trade war between the United States and Japan, and Japan has also shown persistence that is different from previous trade wars.
It’s no wonder that real estate can only be done in one’s own country. Cars can be sold all over the world, so it’s natural that the Japanese don’t want to give up. The rapid rise of Japanese cars has made it very difficult for American cars to have large displacements.
, American cars are having a hard time now, and Alan Wilson will seize this point to start.
He did not wrong Ford. The strike originally started from Ford's compromise and became uncontrollable, and it must be made to pay the price.
Whitehall immediately issued a new fine, which together with the previous fine totaled 30 million pounds. This was the first time in recent years that the UK had issued such a heavy fine against an American company.
Then Whitehall sent civil servants to have a harmonious and pleasant exchange with Ford. The next day, Ford of Britain announced 25% of its layoffs as a response to inflation, which was higher than the salary increase Ford had previously announced.
The magnitude is even greater.
Faced with the threat from Whitehall, Ford decisively chose to bow its head and admit defeat. They felt that this time they were serious about it.
After this company, which was the first to compromise in the face of a strike, was dealt with, various companies successively reported that they would lay off workers to survive the unstable economic cycle, and the constant news of layoffs stimulated the strikers' nerves.
Alan Wilson also distractedly bickered with some backbenchers, because the penalty imposed on Ford had made some MPs criticized, especially some members of the Conservative Party.
Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher held an internal meeting at this time to analyze whether there were any unknown changes in the current actions of Whitehall and the Labor cabinet.
"After Callaghan mentioned the Scottish devolution bill, Whitehall's actions suddenly became extremely intense. It is obvious that civil servants have become extremely dissatisfied with the Labor Party in the face of Scottish issues."