威廉大婚或遭遇罢工 伦敦地铁恐瘫痪

Union militants are cynically targeting the Royal Wedding for strikes which could wreck the day for a million wellwishers. London Underground drivers are threatening to walk out, bringing havoc to the capital on a day of national celebration. And British Airways cabin crew could also stop work for a nine-day period which includes Easter weekend and the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29.

随着威廉与凯特在4月29日的盛大婚礼时间一天一天临近，这个“全民节日”变得越来越错综复杂，我们愈发看到——婚礼绝不仅仅是两个人的事情，它既可以牵扯到商业(有关订婚的纪念品畅销)也可以牵扯到政治(罢工)了，这场婚礼可谓是政治，经济和文化一应俱全。据悉，伦敦地铁工人以及英国航空公司空客服务人员威胁会在婚礼期间举行“大罢工”，其中地铁工人希望能获得一天时间倒休和获得3倍工资的结果，与此同时，英国航空公司工作人员“立志”举行连同复活节放假的“9日大罢工”，誓言不把伦敦交通弄瘫痪不罢休。

The plans were described as pointless and ‘beyond belief’, while business leaders accused the rail union Aslef of holding London to ransom.　Aslef union official Steve Grant said yesterday: ‘We have already warned of further strike action on Bank Holidays and one of those options is April 29.’

罢工声一出，全民激愤。英国老百姓觉得罢工是“难以置信”的，原以为皇室大婚当天他们可以好好享用这个节日，然而却有可能面临交通瘫痪的痛苦。英国火车司机与司炉联合会为此承担了所有压力，民众骂他们把伦敦牵扯进赌博当中，丝毫不顾民众的死活。而英国火车司机与司炉联合会的领导Steve Grant 却说：“罢工可能不仅限地铁司机和航空人员，在婚礼当天有可能有更多类似的罢工活动。”

He said he was sure that the ‘overwhelming majority of sensible Tube drivers’ would ignore the strike call, adding: ‘I hope very much that they will now urge their union representatives to think again about this proposal.’David Cameron’s spokesman said: ‘Any such plans will be seen as a cynical attempt to undermine a day of national celebration.’

罢工的反对者称：“希望和平并参与到威廉与凯特的爱情的民众占绝大多数，希望罢工联盟代表能慎重考虑罢工的提议，从公众基本利益与权益的角度出发。”英国首相卡梅伦的发言人也对此发表特别声明，声明中说：“关于在婚礼期间任何有关罢工的提议都会被视作是不可理喻的荒唐举动，终将会被落入众人耻笑的境地。”