Rail strike
The RMT Union said it will shut down the countrys railway network on 21 23 and 25 June after talks over pay and redundancies fell through. A strike ballot of 40000 National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers members closes on Tuesday.
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Those being balloted work.
. Network Rail is also drawing up contingency plans with the strikes expected to cause disruption to services for six days from the first walkout on 21 June to. 1 day agoA war of words between rail unions and ministers has been escalating since the RMT union announced three days of strikes after talks about pay terms and conditions and redundancies fell through. Downing Street warned the plans would inflict pain.
Unions have been branded selfish by No 10 over rail strikes which threaten major disruption to passengers. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said a law would protect freight shipments of goods such as food and fuel. There are fears that the UK could be facing another summer of discontent after rail unions warned of potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history According to a report by Sky News the Rail Maritime and Transport Workers RMT union is balloting its 40000 members on the move.
Story continues But unions vowed fierce. Rail unions have reacted with fury to a government threat to make strike action illegal unless a minimum number of train staff work during a walkout.
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