Train passengers warned of significant disruption as strikes go ahead
Mr Whelan added: "We don't want to hurt anybody, but there is no good day for a strike. If you pick any one day in any given week you'll hit some event."
When the strikes were announced, he and his friend looked into other transport options but any alternative would have been three times longer than the train.He said it was "crushing" and "heart breaking" that they wouldn't be able to go. Unions point out the pay rises on the table are way below inflation, and argue their members' jobs and working conditions are being attacked.They included:
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