The UK is preparing for the biggest train strike in more than 30 years after negotiations broke down over better pay and working conditions, sectoral unions confirmed on Saturday.
"
Despite the best efforts of our negotiators, no viable agreement has been reached
", regretted the general secretary of the RMT rail union Mick Lynch after discussions that lasted several weeks.
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A historic rail strike will therefore take place on Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June, he confirmed.
50.00 employees must take part.
The biggest day is scheduled for Tuesday and will hit train lines across the country and the London Underground.
The movement resumes Thursday and Saturday, but transport will be disrupted from Monday until Sunday.
The Network Rail company, which manages the country's rail infrastructure, put forward a figure of only 20% of service provided, with half of the network open, for the three days of strikes.
Disruptions to be expected for several events
According to Mick Lynch, the source of the conflict lies "
in the Conservative government's decision to cut £4 billion in subsidies from UK transport systems
".
RMT claims in particular that the railway network manager Network Rail intends to cut at least 2,500 maintenance jobs as part of a savings plan of 2 billion pounds (about 2.33 billion euros). ).
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"
Nobody wins during a strike
," denounced a spokesperson for the Rail Delivery group, stressing that they should "
maintain as many services as possible
".
"
But disruptions will be inevitable and some parts of the network will not work
," he added, inviting users to consider other means of travel.
This walkout risks disrupting several large-scale sporting and cultural events such as the Glastonbury music festival, a Rolling Stones concert in London's Hyde Park on Saturday and the final exams of some high school students.