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UK Public Sector Wage Rigidity and Union Response (2022-2023)
In the UK during the 2022-2023 high-inflation period, public sector wages demonstrated significant rigidity. Because these wages were set in advance, they could not be adjusted to the rapidly rising cost of living, a key difference from the private sector's more flexible wage-setting processes. This institutional constraint resulted in a fall in real wages for public employees, which in turn led trade unions to organize strikes as a means to pressure employers for wage increases.
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