英国央行安保人员举行罢工

Bank of England security workers wearing Mark Carney masks picketed the central bank’s offices on Tuesday in the first strike by staff in 50 years on Tuesday.

英国央行(Bank of England)的保安人员周二戴着马克?卡尼(Mark Carney)的面具在该行办公楼外抗议，这是该行员工50年来第一次罢工。

Staff held a strike over low pay, saying the offer made for pay increases by the Bank is below inflation for the second year running. Arbitration talks mediated by Acas broke down on Monday.

员工罢工的理由是薪酬太低，他们表示该行提出的加薪方案连续第二年低于通胀率。由Acas调解的仲裁谈判于周一破裂。

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell joined the workers on the picket line.

影子财相约翰?麦克唐奈(John McDonnell)加入了罢工抗议人群（见文首照片）。

Peter Kavanagh, Unite London and Eastern regional secretary, said: “The governor of the Bank of England must take responsibility for the fact that his dedicated workforce is today having to make their concerns heard from a picket line.

联合工会(Unite)的伦敦及英格兰东部地区秘书彼得?卡瓦纳格(Peter Kavanagh)表示：“英国央行行长必须为一个事实承担责任，那就是他领导的敬业员工今天不得不罢工来表达他们的诉求。”

“Unite members from the maintenance, parlours and security departments have been left with no choice but to take industrial action because they are facing another year of having to endure a pay cut imposed upon them.”

“来自维修、大堂和保安部门的Unite成员不得不采取劳工行动，因为他们面临又一年要忍受强加在他们头上的减薪。”

Striking staff plan to continue action until August 3 and the union said that it would consult members in other departments about escalation if there is no resolution to the dispute.

罢工活动将持续到8月3日，工会表示如果争议没有解决，将会咨询其他部门的员工是否升级。

Security and maintenance staff are striking over their pay falling in real terms at a time of rising inflation, which the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has a mandate to target and bring under control.

保安和维修人员罢工的理由是，随着通胀不断上升，他们的实际报酬在不断下降；英国央行货币政策委员会(Monetary Policy Committee)有责任瞄准通胀目标，使通胀处于可控范围内。

The Bank of England said in a statement: “The union balloted approximately 2 per cent of the workforce,” adding: “The Bank has plans in place so that all essential business will continue to operate as normal during this period. The Bank has been in talks with Unite up to and including today and remains ready to continue those talks at any time.” Gavin Jackson

英国央行在一份声明中表示：“工会让大约2%的员工进行了投票。本行已制定计划，使所有基本业务在此期间继续正常开展。一直到并且包括今天，本行一直在与Unite进行谈判，并随时准备继续谈判。”