Bank of England employees strike for 1st time in 50 years

Striking employees at the Bank of England are wearing comical masks depicting governor Mark Carney as they picket outside the institution demanding better pay. The 3-day strike, bank’s 1st in over 50 years comes after workers failed to reach a deal that would allow them to keep pace with inflation, which is now 2.6%. The bank issued a statement which said it had been in talks with the union.