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Rail services will come to a standstill on Thursday due to another strike by rail workers as the wave of industrial actions continues to spread across the country. Teachers in England and university staff will also be on strike following a walkout on Wednesday when they took part in one of the biggest days of action in a decade. Up to half a million teachers, professors, young doctors, civil servants, London Underground conductors, BBC journalists and Amazon workers were out of work on Budget Day.
Union leaders at a rally in London attended by tens of thousands of strikers and supporters said the strike had sent a strong message to the government about its handling of disputes.
Jeudi, the accent will be à nouveau mis sur les chemins de fer lorsque les membres du syndicat des chemins de fer, de la mer et des transports (RMT) de 14 opérateurs feront la grève dans une longue ligne sur les salaires, les emplois et the conditions.
Passengers have been warned to expect disruption, and again with future strike dates Saturday March 30 and April 1.
Running trains will start later and finish much earlier than usual, usually between 7:30am and 6:30pm.
It is expected that between 40% and 50% of the rail service will be carried out nationally, but there will be great variations in the network, with no service at all in some areas.
Friday morning services could also be disrupted as much of the rolling stock will not be in the correct depots.
Steve Montgomery, who chairs Rail Delivery Group, said: "This latest round of strikes will be an added inconvenience for our customers, who have already experienced months of disruption, and will cost our employees even more at a time when they are least able to pay. . he. .
“They will also ask why RMT management has blocked the possibility of resolving this dispute by refusing to give a voice to its members, many of whom would have received a 13% raise, on their own accord.
"Unfortunately, although we are doing our best to maintain as many trains as possible, services will be reduced in many parts of the rail network during the four-day strike, so we recommend that you check before you travel."
Ministers cannot continue to sit idly by and wait for this dispute to be resolved as our members are fully prepared to fight tooth and nail for a negotiated settlement in the coming months.
A spokesperson for the Department for Transport said: 'RTM members of the train operating companies are denied a say in their own future, while being forced to lose further wages due to an avoidable strike.
"We urge the RMT executive to put Rail Delivery Group's very fair offer to a democratic vote of its members, as he has twice done for RMT members who work for Network Rail."
RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said: “Railway employers are not getting a new mandate from the government to offer our members a new deal on pay, conditions and job security.
“Therefore, our members will now take sustained and targeted industry action in the coming months.
“The government can easily resolve this dispute by freeing the railway companies.
“However, their stubborn refusal to do so will now mean more strikes across the rail network and a very disruptive ban on overtime.
"Ministers cannot continue to sit idly by waiting for this dispute to go away as our members are fully prepared to fight tooth and nail for a negotiated settlement in the coming months."
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