- More than 40,000 members of the RMT and TSSA unions went on strike for 24 hours.
- Strike action last month brought Britain’s train network to a halt for three days.
- Another union, ASLEF, representing train drivers, plans further strikes over pay and conditions.
Britain’s train network walked out again in a dispute over pay and conditions, the latest in a wave of industrial unrest as wages fail to keep pace with surging inflation.
More than 40,000 members of the RMT and TSSA unions went on strike for 24 hours, forcing almost half of Britain’s rail network to close, with train companies operating on a significantly restricted timetable and other sections of the nation having no rail service at all.
Network Rail advised travellers, including commuters, families on summer vacation, and sports fans on their way to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, which begin on Thursday, to travel only when absolutely necessary.
Because of changes in working patterns during the coronavirus pandemic, many office workers were able to work from home.
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