Workers in the British rail sector start this Tuesday four-day strike this week to demand a pay risel, which will mean almost paralysis of this important means of transport in the UK.
Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Association Members second 48-hour strike -that’s Tuesday and Wednesday- and then again Friday and Saturday.
It is estimated that only 20% of rail services will operate during these force measures. The industry stepped in after negotiations with the railway company Network Rail failed. This company He asked the population to refrain from traveling unless absolutely necessary.
Unemployment is also More disorder than bad weather, The heavy snowfall in recent days has caused the differentiation of transportation vehicles in the country.
Network Rail company offered A wage increase of 5%, below the 7% requested by the union this year, as UK inflation has already reached 11.1%.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch told the BBC: The conservative government “deliberately blocks” ways to reach an agreement with the union.
Government’s offer to pay
Lynch said the government’s final payment offer, which was rejected by the union on Monday, “well below inflation” and “absolutely unacceptable. Our members do not want to accept the offer… the value of the deal is not high enough.”
Again “optimistic” that an agreement can be reachedOr, Lynch said, the government should help “facilitate” a deal.
“There is an opportunity to find a solution, but I’m afraid the government is preventing that from happening. They are deliberately blocking the deal.” Additional.
Andrew Haines, CEO of Network Rail, told the BBC: “It’s hard to see hope in negotiations on rail strikes.”
In addition to this strike, there are more plans this week by other sectors like the postal strike tomorrow and Thursday, Nurses will go on strike on Thursday.
at the end of the week At London’s Heathrow airport, the staff working in the maintenance of the highways and the luggage attendants have enforced measures.