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The 2022–2024 United Kingdom railway strikes were an industrial dispute between rail workers and companies, with the latter supported by the UK government. The rail workers are represented by several unions including the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF).
Mick Lynch at RMT solidarity strike rally at London Kings Cross, 25 June 2022. Following a ballot of National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers members over whether to take industrial action, it was announced on 24 May 2022 that they had voted in favour of strike action, paving the way for the UK's first national rail strike for three decades. [1]
5.30pm. Fewer than four in 10 adults are supportive of the rail workers’ strike, while more than four in 10 said they opposed the action, according to polling firm YouGov.
Britain’s train operators have released plans for how their services will be altered during this week’s rail strikes. ... — c2c Rail (@c2c_Rail) June 15, 2022.
Tube Strike sign at Paddington. London Underground strikes are an intermittent part of life in the capital of the United Kingdom. Described as "one of Britain's most strike-prone industries", [1] the London Underground has been subject to travel disruption due to industrial action organised by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), ASLEF and other unions, in response ...
Members of the RMT union working for 14 train operators are staging more walk-outs in the current round of strikes. Since June 2022, national rail strikes in a tangle of disputes about pay, job ...
Aslef has instructed all its train driver members working for 16 train operators to strike on Friday 12 May, Wednesday 31 May and Saturday 3 June. The train firms are those contracted by the ...
Coming out of the pandemic, fewer passengers are currently using railways, however. Rail minister Wendy Morton and rail companies have emphasised the need to modernise the sector and reduce its cost base. [16] Union members backed industrial action overwhelmingly, and 24-hour strikes were scheduled for 21, 23 and 25 June.