More than 300 workers were set to strike at Burton’s Foods biscuit factory in Blackpool after voting by 86 percent for strikes. The first strike was set for Tuesday of next week. Further walkouts are planned for 18, 20 and 26 July.
For the first time in decades there is the prospect of a general strike in Britain. Hundreds of thousands of workers are striking this week, and there are serious plans for an even bigger strike in the autumn.