About 5,000 train drivers from seven operating companies went on strike on Saturday in the UK to demand higher wages and better working conditions, in addition to other strikes this month carried out by various railway employees.
Today’s strike May be repeated on August 13 If there is no agreement with the companies, it has been summoned by the union ancestorwhich represents train drivers, while last Wednesday about 40 thousand employees of the State Director railway network Based on Fourteen operating companies They also went on strike at the invitation of the RMT.
In the UK, while Network Rail deals with maintenance of routes and some infrastructure, The train service was privatized and operated by multiple companies in franchises or franchises.
The 24-hour strike for drivers is affecting services in many areas, especially in England, and making it difficult to access, among other events, the Commonwealth Games, which were held in Birmingham (central England), according to Eph.
Relations have worsened between the government, which does not negotiate but influences what companies can do, and the unionsAfter Asif General Secretary Mick Whelan accused the Minister of Transportation today, Grant Shapsfrom “lying” about the evolution of negotiations.
Chapps repeatedly condemned the strikes He criticizes that “RMT is blocking reform and Aslef is slowing down negotiations,” in an article in The Times.
Rail Delivery Group Railroad Federation president Steve Montgomery said Saturday for his part that workers must accept that the work system must be modernized, especially “to respond to the massive changes in travel habits after the pandemic.”
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