May slams strike wave as showing "contempt" for ordinary people

Prime Minister Theresa May criticised a wave of strikes sweeping Britain as unacceptable action that showed "contempt" for ordinary people in the run-up to Christmas. Among planned strikes this month are walkouts by airline cabin staff, baggage handlers, rail conductors and Post Office counter workers. "If these strikes share one thing in common, it's a shared contempt for ordinary people who are just trying to go about their daily lives," May's spokesman said on Monday, adding that parties shou