Train rail strikes

People are being urged not to travel as more than 200000 people prepare to head to Glastonbury Festival in Somerset this weekend.

Last-minute talks between railway bosses and union leaders on Monday failed to prevent the strike. UK train operator GWR has said that it plans to “maintain timetabled trains” throughout the week. Over half the trains from London to Glastonbury Festival have already been cancelled. London Underground workers are also staging a 24 hour walk-out on Tuesday with nearly the entire network grinding to a halt. After being forced to cancel twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Glastonbury is celebrating its 50th year this week. Disruption is expected to continue throughout the week - even on non-strike days.

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Some 40000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on Network Rail and 13 train operators are taking industrial action today after ...

That's going to cost in excess of £40. But they'll up their prices, I'm sure." Some 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on Network Rail and 13 train operators are taking industrial action today after last-ditch talks failed to resolve a dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. Network Rail has warned that the strikes - also set for Thursday and Saturday - will cause six days of disruption because of the knock-on effect on services on the days in between. Some 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on Network Rail and 13 train operators are taking industrial action today after last-ditch talks failed to resolve a dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. The last time the congestion level in the capital was that high was during the last RMT union strike on 1 March, when journey time doubled, reaching an unprecedented high of 119%, TomTom says. People travelling by car or buses in the capital between 6am and 10am have needed an average of 72% more time compared to the 45% extra time needed on average during the past three Tuesdays.

Only 20% of trains are understood to be running during strikes as Boris Johnson urged commuters to "stay the course". Mick Lynch, secretary general of the RMT ...

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Do you have an important event to attend during the strike period? Next, Covid and the war in Ukraine led to accelerating prices. ScotRail said 90% of trains will be cancelled during the three days of industrial action. What alternative travel arrangements have you made? Further strikes are planned for Thursday and Saturday. Although ScotRail and Transport for Wales are not part of the dispute, services in Scotland and Wales are also affected because they rely on Network Rail staff. "To stay the course, because these reforms, these improvements in the way we run our railways are in the interests of the travelling public, they will help to cut costs for farepayers up and down the country." What we are seeing are the symptoms of a collision between the economics and politics of the last decade or so, dating back to the financial crisis, and the reality of now: this post Covid, war in Europe world. But Mr Shapps said he does not meet with unions as that was for employers to do, describing calls for him to come to the negotiating table "a stunt" and said there was a "pay offer on the table, the door is open". He added: "We need, I'm afraid, everybody - and I say this to the country as a whole - we need to get ready to stay the course. He told the BBC Breakfast: "The reality is they're using it as a camouflage for the fact they've walked out of the talks that they should be in with their employers."

More than 40000 workers strike over cost-of-living crisis, forcing commuters to work from home or find other routes.

Al Jazeera’s Paul Brennan reported from the UK’s biggest and busiest station Waterloo, saying “extraordinary sight compared to normal” day. “I absolutely deplore what they’re doing today and there is no excuse for taking people out on strike.” Last-minute talks on Monday failed to make a breakthrough.

The three-day walkout will be Britain's most widespread industrial action this century, reducing services by around 80 per cent.

One part of the negotiation is over pay. “I don’t believe the workers are anywhere near as militant as their unions who are leading them up the garden path. It said: “If you think the rail strikes might affect your upcoming journey, there’s no need to worry. National Rail said: “In the event of your service being affected by strike action, cross-industry ticket easements and acceptance may be made available. Most have online forms you can use, and you will probably also need to send a photo of your ticket. National Rail has updated its journey planner for the strike days. - Norwich – 4pm - Bristol – 4.30pm - Sheffield – 4pm - Norwich – 4.30pm - Sheffield – 3.31pm - Liverpool – 3.31pm

Commuters are advised to avoid the train, and a major Welsh employer encourages working from home.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: This compared to 10% on average across Britain and as high as 45% in London. UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has dismissed a call from the RMT for ministerial intervention and said negotiations should be between unions and employers. Mr Skelly said: "The reality is that we've had no other option but to ballot our members for industrial action. This is up to your individual employer or school, check with them. She urged unions to "abandon the working practices of the 1950s, get round the table and use the changes in practices to give the staff a pay rise". But more of us are travelling for leisure - and that is at the heart of the dispute. "I need to go home tomorrow, it's making me quite anxious," she said. "I do travel a lot. Steve Skelly of the RMT in Wales said it had had none of the assurances it wanted from either the UK government nor train companies. I can get very anxious, it's not good," she said. The RMT union wants a pay rise of 7% to deal with the rising cost of living, but it says employers are offering a maximum of 3% on condition they also accept job cuts and changes to working practices.

With trains idled across England, Scotland and Wales, travelers packed the highways, sought out scarce taxis and looked for buses. A lot of Britons took to ...

The London Underground — also known as “the Tube” — was also mostly closed because of another strike. Network Rail said it was “profoundly sorry” for the disruption. LONDON — As tens of thousands of train workers went on strike Tuesday in the biggest such action in three decades, the British commute turned into a slog for millions of people.

The BBC hears from people set to miss holidays and stag dos, as rail strikes take place.

"My mum is a cancer survivor and because of the pandemic she couldn't leave her home to go anywhere." You can also get in touch in the following ways: Gavin Greaves, from Edinburgh, risks losing £800 if he cancels his planned holiday to Wales due to the strikes. It's a complete farce," he says. A strike is also taking place across the London Underground on Tuesday. The 42-year-old was due to catch the train to Preston, Lancashire, to pick up a hire car on Friday - a non-strike day - but says his train has been cancelled. "I don't think there's any other plan. Graham Benton had been due to catch a train to London on Tuesday for a heart operation, but because of the strikes he had to pay £165 for a taxi to get there. The 48-year-old from Portsmouth says he had to book a taxi for 05:30 BST to get to the hospital in time. He now intends to turn up at the station on Friday to try and get on any train to Liverpool, in a last minute attempt to avoid losing "quite a bit of money". We might be able to look at getting a bus but the roads are going to be even busier and we may not even make it," he says. Network Rail has urged passengers to only travel by train if necessary.

The RMT strike involves 40,000 signallers, maintenance and train staff working for Network Rail – which is responsible for infrastructure such as track, ...

The RMT points out that most train drivers are not part of this dispute – and says the true median salary for its members is about £33,000, a figure supported by this BBC analysis. ( Here is a summary of some of the possible impacts.) If all that comes to pass, this week’s rail strikes may soon look like a relatively minor inconvenience. Network Rail says modernisation is essential to keep the system on its feet, and says that, for example, the maintenance of ticket offices with very few customers when an automated option could be used instead is “ frankly Victorian”. And with inflation soaring, the union is asking for a pay rise that mitigates the pain for its members. The impact is also expected to run into Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday – non-strike days – because overnight maintenance work will not take place ahead of the usual timetable. After last-minute talks to avert them failed on Monday, the rail strikes that got under way this morning will be the biggest in the UK for more than 30 years.

Limited rail services have been running in Hampshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and Berkshire as a result. Bournemouth Train Station has been heavily impacted, with ...

Ted, a commuter waiting on the platform at Winchester Train Station, said: "Everyone would like a pay rise, everyone has potentially got the threats of job cuts and redundancies after the pandemic, but we are trying to restart the economy a bit and this week is going to be a real dent to the economy unfortunately." Passengers in Southampton and Winchester said they "sympathise" with those striking, but added it meant their days were going to be "much longer" because of revised timetables. The prime minister has said the country must "stay the course" during the rail strikes, as he urged rail bosses and unions to agree on a deal.

23 June 2022; 25 June 2022. Around 40,000 RMT members staged a walkout on Tuesday. Just a fifth of trains ran and half of all lines were closed.

It is expected to take effect in mid-July. Also, bear in mind that the roads will be far busier as people switch to driving to try and get around the strike. This is because of a delay to the start of services as signallers and control room staff are not doing overnight shifts. Meanwhile, Tim Shoveller, managing director of Network Rail’s north west and central region, has said: “As always, this is about how we can make the railway more efficient to generate the funds so that we can make the pay awards that our colleagues want,” The Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) is arguing over what it believes is “an aggressive cuts to jobs, conditions, pay and pensions” and has asked for a 7 per cent pay rise. The advice again is only to travel if you have to and if you must, make sure you leave yourself plenty of time and take water with you on the journey.

A days-long rail walkout that is causing severe travel disruption across the Britain could be just the beginning of a summer of strikes, U.K. workers' ...

The U.K.'s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the standoff had been "manufactured" by unions and said workers were striking under "false pretenses." New figures released last week showed the country's economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.3% in April, adding to concerns of a forthcoming recession. Around 40,000 Network Rail staff and workers at 13 train operators went on strike Tuesday in the first of a series of planned strikes. We have teachers and nurses relying on foodbanks — that can't go on." "Many public sector workers are waiting to hear what their pay offer will be. RMT leader Mick Lynch accused the government of "shackling" rail operators' pay offers, calling instead for a 7% to 8% pay increase and warning that industrial action would last "as long as it needs to" until workers' demands are met. "It's our hope that industrial action will not be necessary," said Nowak. "But we need this Conservative government to recognize the harm they have done by holding down public sector pay for so long. Labor unions say the rail strikes — the worst in a generation — are supported by staff in other sectors, and could galvanize them to step up action in an intensifying stalemate between the government and public sector workers. U.K. inflation jumped to a 40-year high of 9% in May — a figure the Bank of England has forecast could hit 11% in October. Still, the government has sought to hold public sector pay increases well below that. LONDON — A days-long rail walkout that is causing severe travel disruption across Britain could be just the beginning of a summer of strikes, U.K. workers' unions have warned, as numerous professions consider industrial action over pay. - A days-long rail walkout that is causing severe travel disruption across the U.K. could be just the beginning of a summer of strikes, U.K. workers' unions have warned. - Labor unions say the strikes have been supported by staff in other sectors, and could galvanize them to step up action as the salary stalemate between public sector workers and the government intensifies.

LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of workers walked out on the first day of Britain's biggest rail strike in 30 years on Tuesday, with millions ...

The RMT seeks a pay rise of at least 7% for its members, but it has said Network Rail offered 2%, with another 1% linked to industry reforms the union opposes. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com The London Underground metro was also mostly closed due to a separate strike. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Britain's train services continue to be disrupted due to the knock-on effects of Tuesday's strike.

While strikes are not being held on Wednesday, only 60% of trains are expected to be running. The RMT union will meet Network Rail and train companies, ahead of ...

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Do you have an important event to attend during the strike period? What alternative travel arrangements have you made? It doesn't help," he said. "Our members will continue the campaign and have shown outstanding unity in the pursuit of a settlement to this dispute," he said. "The fact there is a strike means that we lose money in the industry, as well as upsetting our passengers and causing disruption to the wider economy.

Strikes are not being held on Wednesday, but only 60% of trains are running. Network Rail's chief negotiator Tim Shoveller, in a dispute with the RMT union, ...

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Do you have an important event to attend during the strike period? What alternative travel arrangements have you made? It doesn't help," he said. "Our members will continue the campaign and have shown outstanding unity in the pursuit of a settlement to this dispute," he said. "The fact there is a strike means that we lose money in the industry, as well as upsetting our passengers and causing disruption to the wider economy.

Transport services across the UK will be disrupted this week as planned train strikes go ahead. Thousands of transport workers walked out on Tuesday (21 ...

Train passengers are set for more disruption from strike action as talks resume in a bid to resolve the dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.

He added: “I think Network Rail are taking the right approach. And that’s what’s at issue here. “It is precisely to protect the wages of those on the lowest incomes that we need to hold the line.” Dominic Raab said the Government had to “hold the line” against the RMT’s demands for improved pay and conditions on the railways. He said: “Our members will continue the campaign and have shown outstanding unity in the pursuit of a settlement to this dispute. “If you are going to travel by train check before you leave the house, check on the way to the station and, for goodness sake, bring a bottle of water with you.”