Britain’s rail network faces fresh strike disruption in pay dispute

LONDON, 27 July 2022, (TON): Britain’s rail network faces major disruption again as rail workers and station staff walk out in a row over pay and conditions, the latest in a catalogue of industrial unrest as wages fail to keep pace with soaring inflation.

The 24-hour strike by more than 40,000 members of the RMT and TSSA unions will see around half Britain’s rail network closed, with train companies operating a much reduced timetable and some parts of the country having no rail service at all.

Network Rail said passengers, including commuters, families heading off on summer holidays, and sports fans on their way to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham which begins, should only travel if necessary.

Strike action last month brought Britain’s rail network close to a standstill for three days.

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