and conditions means strikes every day until saturday. our transport correspondent katy austin is here to explain what s going on, and what hope there is for a resolution. these national strike days have been a regular occurrence for months now, since the end ofjune. we ve entered a new year, but the industrial action continues. i spoke to commuters at basingstoke station in hampshire this morning. i actually usually get the train from alton, so i have actually had to get, like. a cab, with no train running. obviously, if i can get to work, i don t get paid, so. - i am changing at farnborough, and my friends are picking me up, from there. because there are not any trains? yeah, no trains. but i support the strikes. so how did we get here? well, the rail industry faces pressure to cut costs. the government in effect took control of the railways during the pandemic, and the industry says changed travel habits have left a hole in its finances. the rmt says the dispute is partly about a
but the industrial action continues. i spoke to commuters at basingstoke station in hampshire this morning. i actually usually get the train from alton, so i have actually had to get, like, a cab here, with no train running. obviously, if i can get to work, i don t get paid, so. - i am getting the train to farnborough, and my friends are picking me up from there. because there aren t any trains? yeah, no trains. but i support the strikes. so how did we get here? well, the rail industry faces pressure to cut costs. the government in effect took control of the railways during the pandemic, and the industry says changed travel habits have left a hole in its finances. the rmt says its dispute is partly about a pay rise being overdue, and also argues job security and working conditions are under threat from changes the rail employers and government are under threat from changes the rail employers and government say are needed to make the railway sustainable. and those points are interlinked