it s another day of disruption as strikes hit transport networks across the country. members of the uk s biggest rail union, the rmt, began their latest walk out at midnight. just one in five trains is expected to run across england, scotland and wales today and tomorrow. the rmt is involved in two disputes representing 20,000 staff at network rail. and another 20,000 across the rail delivery group. it s over pay, job security and working conditions. yesterday though, members of the tssa union which represents around 2500 thousand rail workers, voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay offer from network rail including a minimum 9% pay rise. elsewhere, some national highways traffic officers who work on the motorways are on strike. that involves pcs union members across large parts of northern england.
contract, without these changes to the labour conditions. if that was offered to the rmt, i imagine there would be more progress made. if offered to the rmt, i imagine there would be more progress made. it the would be more progress made. if the -a deals would be more progress made. if the pay deals aren t would be more progress made. if the pay deals aren t met would be more progress made. if the pay deals aren t met and would be more progress made. if the pay deals aren t met and the pay isn t increased, do you see any other way that the strike action can end? it is that stalemate, isn t it, and at what point does that balance get broken? get broken? strike is very simple. it is get broken? strike is very simple. it is workers get broken? strike is very simple. it is workers seeking get broken? strike is very simple. it is workers seeking strike - get broken? strike is very simple. it is workers seeking strike action | it is workers seeking strike action and losing wagers,
trains to be in the right place in orderfor yourjourney to trains to be in the right place in order for yourjourney to take order for your journey to take place. order for yourjourney to take place. take a look at the website, don t travel unless you know your train is going. thank you. joining me now is dr ashok kumar, an associate professor of political economy at birkbeck, university of london, who has a specialism in labour relations. thank you forjoining us. we have heard that the staff on strike have reached a deal with network rail over a pay offer. is this a sign that of things to come, does it bode well, orshould that of things to come, does it bode well, or should we not see this as any indication that there may be a thaw in other industrial relations? it is a good sign. the tssa, the rmt. the other that was given, that was transferred onto the rmt s
open for talks. we want to be reasonable, we want to be constructive. that s the way that the government has gone about this. we ve got enormous gratitude for all our public sector workers for the job they do. i know things are difficult right now, that is why the government is providing lots of support for people, particularly with energy bills, and it s why the government accepted in full the recommendations of an independent pay review body about what appropriate and fair pay levels were, but we will always have our door open and always be willing to sit down and be reasonable and constructive. four people are in a critical condition in hospital after a crush at a concert in london last night. police were called to the o2 academy in brixton during a gig by afro pop singer asake (pron: asha kay after reports of people trying police said a number of people were found with injuries, believed to have been caused by crushing. an investigation has begun and cordons remain in place. in sou
and some bus drivers in south and west london are walking out for 48 hours over pay. meanwhile there could be a fresh wave of nursing strikes in the new year. where nurses took action yesterday, around half of routine operations were cancelled. the royal college of nursing has warned strike action will escalate, unless the government negotiates on pay. this calendar gives you an idea of the number of strikes planned and taking place in the fortnight before christmas, with more to come in the following weeks. for more on the rail strikes, our correspondent katy austin, has this report another day, another rail strike. that means more quiet stations, empty platforms and picket lines today and tomorrow. some areas have no trains at all, and where they are running, for this business, which organizes trips to blackpool.