Meaning of Winter of Discontent | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of Winter of Discontent.
   alt-of
2. A period during 1978–79 in the United Kingdom, when the Labour Party's efforts to control inflation led to widespread strikes by public-sector trade unions demanding larger pay rises.
   UK, historical

Examples

“Nor is the government facing a strike by tanker drivers, as was the case in early 1979 during the winter of discontent.”

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