CLEAN : British postal workers start first of pre-Xmas strikes

CLEAN : British postal workers start first of pre-Xmas strikes

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Social Studies

10th Grade - University

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The video discusses a prolonged dispute involving postal workers in the UK, focusing on job preservation and service continuity. The strikes began in July and have persisted due to unresolved issues, with the company pushing changes. The workers aim to ensure consistent deliveries, especially during Christmas, and have garnered public support. The video also highlights a broader structural imbalance in power and wealth affecting jobs, emphasizing the increasing demands on workers to do more for less.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary focus of the postal workers' dispute?

Reducing working hours

Expanding delivery areas

Saving jobs and maintaining services

Increasing delivery charges

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the postal workers' strikes initially begin?

August

September

July

June

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the company's stance during the ongoing dispute?

They have halted all proposed changes

They are continuing with proposed changes

They have resolved the dispute

They are reducing delivery services

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the broader issues highlighted by the postal workers' dispute?

Reduction in delivery areas

Increase in postal charges

Structural imbalance of power and wealth

Lack of public interest

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the public generally feel about the postal workers' cause?

They are indifferent

They are unaware of it

They fully support it

They oppose it