Strikes a limited threat to pay growth

Industrial action by the likes of Shell and local government workers has fuelled fears of a return to the mass strikes and soaring pay of the 1970s. However, the labour market looks fundamentally different now, with trade union membership now only prevalent in the public sector. And even a significant pick-up in public sector pay looks unlikely when the Government’s finances are so strained.

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