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May 7, 2024 · Tuesday 7 May 2024 16:00, UK. Pic: Reuters. Why you can trust Sky News. 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 days from 7 to 9 May.
May 14, 2024 · UK rail strikes travel advice and booking info. Last update: Tuesday 14th May 2024. There is no strike action currently planned. Below are some helpful FAQs that apply when there is strike action that affects National Rail services. Please note that this information does not apply to strike action on London Underground services.
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This article is about the upcoming rail strikes in March and April, which are being held by RMT and Aslef unions over a dispute with the government and rail companies regarding pay, job cuts, and changes to terms and conditions. The strikes will affect 14 train operators on 16th, 18th & 30th March & 1st April. Network Rail workers will strike on 16...
RMT and Aslef unions will hold a series of strikes in March and April over pay, job cuts, and changes to terms and conditions.
Members of the RMT from 14 train operators will strike on 16, 18, 30 March & 1 April. Network Rail members will strike on 16th March & refuse to work overtime.
The dispute is over pay, job cuts, and changes to terms and conditions; Unions want any pay offer to reflect the rising cost of living above 10%. The rail industry needs reforms for modernizing railway & saving money after pandemic left a hole in its finances.
Network Rail plans to cut 1,900 jobs as part of changes but insists most could be achieved by people leaving voluntarily; RMT disagrees with some changes & wants guarantee of no compulsory job losses.
Jan 5, 2023 · Latest News. Strike action taken by the ASLEF Union between Monday 6 to Saturday 11 May has now ended. National Rail services are now operating as normal, please check before you travel. Already purchased a ticket?
Dec 1, 2022 · 1 December 2022. Getty Images. The US is facing a potential national rail strike for the first time in 30 years. By Natalie Sherman. Business reporter, New York. Lawmakers in the US House of...
Sep 15, 2022 · US freight rail companies and unions representing their workers have reached a "tentative agreement" to avert the first national rail strike in 30 years. The deal follows months of back...
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Jun 7, 2022 · 7 June 2022. Getty Images. Thousands of railway workers will walk out in a three-day national strike later this month which threatens major summer travel disruption across the UK. The RMT Union...
