Which countries have the most strikes in Europe and what impact does it have on the economy?

Railway workers in France are going on a national strike on Tuesday in response to plans by President Emmanuel Macron’s government to reform the pension system and raise the retirement age. It’s the sixth such day of industrial action to take place in the country since January when Macron’s government announced the new changes to the pension system. Strikes have been happening in the UK, too. Nurses went on strike in England in December 2022 for the first time in 106 years. British rail workers have been on strike in recent weeks, and teachers and health workers went on strike again in Februar…

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