Transport strike is gaining strength in the UK. As of Sunday the 21st, employees of the country’s largest port, Felixeaux, begin a strike that will last until August 29.
For their part, railway workers protested and went on strike for 3 consecutive days. Wage agreements, so far, do not meet union demands.
“There is an offer on the table from Network Rail, to which 50% of our members belong. It is a three-year 8% salary agreement, which should cover next year, as well as this year and the previous year and inflation this week was 12.3%. So, if we accept this salary offer, we’ll get roughly a quarter of inflation next year., which will likely be 15% or 16%. “So our members are not ready to accept it,” said Mick Lynch, RMT’s general secretary.
The strike of 45,000 railway workers on Saturday affected those attending football matches and concerts, who faced constant delays. Public opinion ranges from understanding to regret: “Yes, I feel sympathy for them, however, there has to be another way because the upheaval is huge across the country, and that means you can’t get anywhere,” laments an attendee at a football match .
“I’m glad people have the opportunity to express themselves. But of course, it’s us who suffer and not those who go to work in their limousines,” says a music festival attendee.
Only one in five trains ran this weekend, And in some areas there were no services at all. Train stops have forced many to cancel or at least disrupt their weekend trips.
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