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Rail workers struggling to pay bills are “scared” of a real terms cut to their wages if the Network Rail strike, the largest on the railways in 30 years, fails. Darren Pilling, 55, was stood on the picket outside Lime Street Station on Thursday, the second day of the three-day strike. The North West regional … Read More “‘Scared’ strikers struggling to pay bills ‘can’t afford not to strike’” »
London Underground workers have threatened to strike again in a dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions – as millions of rail passengers suffered a fourth day in a row of disruption today due to the national rail walkout. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union have taken strike action on the Tube in … Read More “Train strikes; Now London Underground and Greater Anglia workers threaten summer industrial action” »
Network Rail chief Andrew Haines earned an annual salary of nearly £600,000 last year with many train guards earning £30,000 as those on the picket line say strike action was a last resort Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Rail strikes: Boris Johnson calls RMT action ‘unnecessary’ Striking rail workers … Read More “Rail chief earns 20 TIMES wage of train guard as more than half of Brits back strikes” »
Rail passengers in Essex are being warned that three days of strikes called by the RMT union next week will cause major disruption, including for commuters and other travellers heading to London. Many branchline stations in the county will be closed completely on Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 of June. Members of the … Read More “Train strikes in Essex: How to get into London on Rail strike days” »
All trains in Cornwall have been completely cancelled on some days next week as rail strikes take place. On days when strike action is not taking place, Great Western Railway expects to be able to operate only on a significantly reduced service. The train operator has announced its planned timetable to operate next week as … Read More “All trains in and out Cornwall cancelled for part of next week as rail strikes take place” »
Rail passengers across Gloucestershire will be left with no train services during next week’s strikes. A map produced by Network Rail shows that there will be no trains running in the county as a result of the three days of industrial action. There will be some very limited services running from Bristol stations and to … Read More “Rail strikes to leave Gloucestershire with no train services at all” »
MPs lashed out today at ‘Putin apologist, Russian-sympathising militant communists’ at the heart of a railway union plotting to bring Britain to a standstill. Politicians said there was a ‘deeply sinister element’ to strikes called by the RMT union on three days next week, the largest industrial action on the rail network in decades. The … Read More “MPs blast ‘Putin apologist, Russian-sympathising militant communists’ in union plotting rail strike” »
Thousands more UK railway workers will be balloted for strikes in escalating disputes over pay, conditions and job security which threaten imminent travel chaos. The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) has served notice to ballot more than 6,000 staff at Network Rail (NR) amid fears over a ‘summer of discontent’. Union bosses said the ballot … Read More “UK train strike: TSSA union plans to ballot 6,000 Network Rail staff for industrial action” »
A senior coroner has recorded an open verdict after hearing the details of the untimely death of a “kind, loving, caring and talented student”. Romello McCook, an architecture student at Plymouth University, was struck by the GWR train on the morning of September 30, 2018, which instantly killed him. At an inquest, held at Plymouth … Read More “Inquest into Romello McCook’s death leaves family’s questions unanswered” »
Railway strikes WILL happen ‘very soon’ and can last long enough to cause power outages, unless the government bows to a 10% wage increase requirement, warns union leader Union leader warns that railway strikes will happen ‘very soon’, unless ministers withdraw RMT refuses to rule out outages that last long enough to hit power supplies … Read More “Railway strikes WILL happen ‘very soon’ and could cause power outages, warns unions” »
