Post Office, Southern Railway, British Airways and Swissport workers are all going on strike over Christmas
VOICED: Post Office staff today began a five-day strike - the longest continuous action in the company's 300-year history. Some rail and airline staff are also striking this week. Today a Downing Street spokesman said the unions were showing "shared contempt" for the "ordinary people" whose lives they were disrupting . Unions say strike action is always a last resort. Sky's Siobhan Robbins reports.
SHOWS: Exterior shots of Dave Ward, British Trade Unionist and General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) speaking during strike action; Interview with Terry Pullinger, Communication and Workers Union; Exterior shots of Santa Claus feeding reindeer at strike action event; Interviews with members of the public about industrial action taken by the post office and rail services; Archive footage of various strikes including nurses, junior doctors, steelworkers, and students; Interview with Dr Steve Coulter, London School of Economics on December 19, 2016 in London, England.
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Sky News
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19 December, 2016
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London, England, United Kingdom
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