London: BritainLater this month the railway network faces its biggest strike action in more than three decades, a union has announced as income slashed by inflation.
Rail union RMT said more than 50,000 workers would take part in the three-day national strike, with major events including the Glastonbury Music Festival. elton john concert And an England cricket match.
“We have a livelihood crisis, and it is unacceptable for railway employees to lose their jobs or face another year’s pay freeze,” said the RMT general secretary. mick lynch said in a statement announcing the planned strike late Tuesday night.
“Our union will now launch a sustained campaign of industrial action that will shut down the railway system.”
Countries around the world have been hit by high inflation for decades as fuel energy and food prices are rising from the Ukraine war and the lifting of COVID lockdowns.
Britain’s annual inflation rate has hit a 40-year high at 9 percent.
The strike is planned for 21, 23 and 25 June, the biggest dispute on Britain’s railway network since 1989, according to the RMT.
to slaughter Said that the union is “open to fruitful dialogue with railway owners and ministers”, whom it urged to “come up with new proposals to prevent months of disruption on our railways”.
transport secretary Grant Shapps Describing the move as “incredibly disappointing”.
The RMT also announced a 24-hour walkout for its members on the Tube, London’s underground railway network, which is planned for 21 June.
The British capital was hit by a Tube strike on Monday, while the country faces more travel disruptions as UK airlines are canceling flights on a daily basis due to staff shortages.
The aviation industry, which laid off thousands of workers as planes fizzled out during the pandemic, is now struggling to recruit workers after the lockdown as demand for travel looms large.
Rail union RMT said more than 50,000 workers would take part in the three-day national strike, with major events including the Glastonbury Music Festival. elton john concert And an England cricket match.
“We have a livelihood crisis, and it is unacceptable for railway employees to lose their jobs or face another year’s pay freeze,” said the RMT general secretary. mick lynch said in a statement announcing the planned strike late Tuesday night.
“Our union will now launch a sustained campaign of industrial action that will shut down the railway system.”
Countries around the world have been hit by high inflation for decades as fuel energy and food prices are rising from the Ukraine war and the lifting of COVID lockdowns.
Britain’s annual inflation rate has hit a 40-year high at 9 percent.
The strike is planned for 21, 23 and 25 June, the biggest dispute on Britain’s railway network since 1989, according to the RMT.
to slaughter Said that the union is “open to fruitful dialogue with railway owners and ministers”, whom it urged to “come up with new proposals to prevent months of disruption on our railways”.
transport secretary Grant Shapps Describing the move as “incredibly disappointing”.
The RMT also announced a 24-hour walkout for its members on the Tube, London’s underground railway network, which is planned for 21 June.
The British capital was hit by a Tube strike on Monday, while the country faces more travel disruptions as UK airlines are canceling flights on a daily basis due to staff shortages.
The aviation industry, which laid off thousands of workers as planes fizzled out during the pandemic, is now struggling to recruit workers after the lockdown as demand for travel looms large.