For visitors to the UK: Strikes on trains and the London Underground
The biggest train strike in the UK for three decades is expected to begin this evening, and train services across the country are expected to be canceled for most of the coming week
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20/06/2022
Monday, 20 June 2022, 12:02 Updated: 12:08
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The UK's biggest train strike in three decades is expected to begin this evening (Monday), and train services across the country are expected to be canceled for most of next week, the Guardian reported today.
The first strike out of three is of 40,000 members of the RMT (National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers).
It will start at midnight and last 24 hours, with only one train out of five operating.
Rail services in the north and south west of England, Wales and Scotland will be completely halted.
The strikes, caused by wage issues, railway industry reform and a change in customer travel patterns during the Corona, will result in six days of disruptions, with train services limited to just one hour, 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on major urban and intercity routes.
On other days, train services will be reduced and start operating later.
London Underground strike (Photo: Reuters, Reuters)
According to the RMT union, the jobs of thousands of Network Rail train operator workers are at risk, in addition to the stagnation in wages during high inflation.
Most train operators informed passengers to travel on strike days only if they had to.
Train operator Northern Rail advised passengers not to use train services all week.
The unions demand to meet with ministers and say that the Ministries of Finance and Transport control contracts and salaries.
Transport Minister Grant Schaps said it was "crazy" to say the Conservatives want the unions to sit down, after Labor accused the government of encouraging protests to deepen the controversy.
He said the strikes were "not necessary" and were the result of union leaders "wanting" war and in fact "punishing millions of innocent people".
The strikes took place on June 21, 23 and 25.
A separate London Underground strike will also cause disruptions to transport in the UK capital on Tuesday.
About ten thousand members of the RMT union sat for 24 hours.
Other unions will join strikes later this summer.
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