[The frequent waves of strikes in European countries have attracted widespread attention].
At present, in countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium and Sweden, workers in different industries are holding strikes to express their dissatisfaction with working conditions and treatment.
The recent wave of strikes has been concentrated in important industries such as transportation and healthcare. The second strike by the German railway drivers' union was due to the failure of collective bargaining agreements with railway companies. Unions are demanding shorter working hours, higher wages, and inflation compensation bonuses, but railroads argue that unions are too demanding and may need additional manpower to fill the job gap.
In the UK, there was a joint strike by the train drivers and the stoker federation, and wages failed to match prices. Health workers in the UK will also launch one of the longest strikes, expressing dissatisfaction with the lack of investment. Medical workers and anesthesiologists in Italy also went on strike, with insufficient investment in the medical field.
Experts say that European wage earners have been dissatisfied with their incomes for a long time, especially in recent years, with severe inflation, which has led to a decline in the real standard of living of households. At the same time, austerity has reduced economic dynamism, further affecting the incomes of wage earners. These long-standing grievances and economic hardships fueled a wave of workers' strikes.
However, European countries** seem helpless in the face of strikes. If the fundamentals of the European economy do not improve fundamentally, the wave of strikes will continue. At present, the management is also affected by inflation and austerity policies and does not want to increase the salaries of wage earners. In the short term, Europe is still in a cycle of "inflation-monetary tightening-falling incomes-surging social discontent", and the wave of strikes will persist.
This wave of strikes will not only affect the income and quality of life of wage earners, but also society as a whole. Traffic strikes can lead to traffic congestion and affect people's mobility;Medical strikes will lead to a shortage of medical resources, affecting the best outcomes of patients. If the strike continues to develop, it could trigger wider social discontent and tensions.
To sum up, the reason for the frequent strikes in European countries is the long-standing income dissatisfaction of the working class, coupled with economic hardship and austerity policies. This wave of strikes had an important impact on the working class and society as a whole. ** It is necessary to respond positively to the legitimate demands of the working class and take effective measures to improve the economic situation in order to eliminate social discontent and make the strike wave gradually subside.