It seems likely that the cost of living crisis will see more people stage walkouts in a bid to increase their earnings in the face of soaring inflation.
But this kind of industrial action is nothing new, with a series of strikes impacting everything from school pupils to air travel more than 60 years ago.
Here are 17 pictures showing the strikers of the 1960s.
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9. No work today
Strikers at Lady Victoria Colliery, in Newtongrange, in May 1963. Photo: Unknown
10. Bonus holiday
Pupils from Musselburgh Grammar School enjoy their half-day holiday thanks to a one-day teachers strike in December 1965. Photo: George Smith
11. Driving for change
Staff at the Rootes car factory, in Linwood, vote to end their work to rule and overtime ban in September 1965. Photo: Allan Milligan
12. Written notice
A BEA cancellation notice at Turnhouse Airport following a strike by firemen at airports in Edinburgh and Glasgow in September 1965. Photo: Stan Warburton