When are the next rail strikes this week? Friday Feb 14 Saturday Feb 15 Sunday Feb 16 Monday Feb 17 Tuesday Feb 18 Wednesday Feb 19 Thursday Feb 20 Non-Strike day Have a nice trip. Non-Strike day Have a nice trip. Non-Strike day ...
Train drivers will stage a fresh wave of strikes and overtime bans this week, causing disruption to the rail network. The strikes are part of a long-running dispute over pay. Members of Aslef union at 16 rail companies will walk out on different ...
A series of weekend strikes by train managers is under way and is set to cause disruption on busy rail routes until May. Managers for Avanti West Coast who are part of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) launched a walkout campaign on Sunday 12 January in a ...
Although next week’s rail strikes will do less direct damage to the economy than past disputes — most goods are shipped by road and many commuters can work remotely — business leaders are acutely worried by the prime minister’s willingness to court confrontation. “We’re expecting the econ...
Britain is facing its biggest rail strikes in decades after last-minute talks between a union and train companies failed to reach a settlement over pay and job security. Up to 40,000 cleaners, signalers, maintenance workers and station staff are due to walk out for three days this week...
Northern Rail Services Strikes Dates:15-20 April Union:ASLEF Impact:A series of strikes by the ASLEF union will disrupt Northern rail services throughout mid-April. Travelers using these services should anticipate changes and plan accordingly. ...
The UK Government has directed rail companies to decrease spending by 10%, and the Treasury has directed that rail subsidies should be cut.
Half of UK Railways Shut Down by Strikes Over in the UK, the strike wave known as “the Winter of Discontent” continues to roll on. Today, more than half of all commuter trains in the UK have shut down as 40,000 rail workers are on strike for five days this week. ...
This week's strikes come as the latest moves of walkouts this summer. Unions covering the transport sector have been calling for substantial pay rises as record-high inflation has eaten into the value of wages at a record pace. Inflation in the UK hit a 40-year high of 10.1 percent in...
The figure — 417,000 days — was revealed on the same day that the latest round of nationwide rail strikes brought train services across the UK to a halt. The UK is experiencing a wave of industrial action on a scale not seen since the 1980s, with inflation in double digits pushing up...