Britain is facing the largest series of rail strikes the country has seen for 30 years, with around 40,000 members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) walking out for three days in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Staff employed by Network Rail and 13 train operators downed tools on Tuesday to demand improved terms, leaving usually-bustling stations across...
Some parts of UK will have no trains at all in next round of rail strikes
Some parts of the country will have no train services during the next strike by thousands of rail workers, passengers are being warned. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at train companies across England, and Network Rail, will walk out for 24 hours on Wednesday July 27 in the bitter row over pay, jobs and conditions. The strike will affect passengers travelling for holidays or...