Passengers are being told to prepare for fresh disruption this week ahead of strikes by tens of thousands of rail workers
'Sensible' proposals would bring an end to the current rail dispute, say union leaders. It comes as passengers prepare for fresh disruption this week ahead of strikes by tens of thousands of workers.
On RMT strike days, around half of the network will shut down and only about 20 percent of normal services running. Trains that do run will start later and finish much earlier than usual, with services typically running between 7.:30 am and 6.30pm on the day of the strike. “They keep saying that they’re facilitating a deal. And I think it’s absolutely the opposite to that.” He said that his union wants a settlement, not disruption.
Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now “Passengers with tickets for between 3-7 January can use their ticket the day before the ticket date, or up to and including Tuesday January 10. “The train companies say their hands have been tied by the Government while the Government – which does not employ us – says it’s up to the companies to negotiate with us.
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