if you re travelling by rail at all next week. three 24 hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground to go ahead on tuesday as well. for those who have plans to go on holiday by rail, or indeed go to work, the strikes are notjust disruptive they re costly. they can hold the country to ransom. no, i don t back it at all. my sister is having cancer treatment, and in london, and that s affecting her treatment next week due to the strikes, so she s having to stay over there in a hotel. you know, everyone deserves fair terms and conditions, but it will impact so many people, especially post covid and with the petrol prices going up, that daily commute s going to be i just that bit harder for everybody. the rmt union says the dispute is overjob cuts and the need for a pay rise to mitigate the soaring cost of living. the industry is under pressure to save money because of falling passenger numbers, and rail bo
the industry is under pressure to save money because of falling passenger numbers, and rail bosses insist reform is needed, the rail delivery group expressed their disappointment, claiming the unions were quick to walk away, with talks scheduled to carry on on sunday. the rmt, however, feel that not enough was put on the table by the rail companies to be able to meet in the middle. the rail companies to be able to meet in the middle. people need to know that their meet in the middle. people need to know that their contracts, meet in the middle. people need to know that their contracts, the - know that their contracts, the rights to have guaranteed hours and things like that, are not in jeopardy, but the employers will not give us that. they are saying no pay rise and thousands ofjob cuts. some rise and thousands of “0b cuts. some services will rise and thousands of “0b cuts. some services will operate, rise and thousands of job cuts. some services will operate, but rise