for so called rolling stock, for private companies, and the rmt says that a subbase firm must make a record £3 billion in revenue in 2021. we asked network rail and the department for transport about that figure but they say they were not sure how it had been calculated and could not provide alternative. everyone agrees that the rail industry needs reforming but there are still be questions about how thatis are still be questions about how that is done, where the money is saved and invested, and how best to predict demand to make the service fit for the future. ben thompson there with a sense of what today is all about. well, let s take a look now at how the disruption today has been affecting people s lives this report by richard galpin. there are no trains from this station there are no trains from this station today. earlier this morning, the impact of the strike laid bare. no rush of commuters in search of coffee and tea at this cafe farncombe in surrey.
in the future as we were discussing this week s strikes? as we were discussing, we could be facing a summer of more discontent to. from to sa , i summer of more discontent to. from to say. i think summer of more discontent to. from to say, i think there summer of more discontent to. from to say, i think there will summer of more discontent to. from to say, i think there will be summer of more discontent to. fs rrrn to say, i think there will be more strike action coming over the summer. this all comes down to willingness to negotiate from both sides, willingness to make compromises on both sides, and i detect some willingness from the employer s side, but i think the union is almost enjoying its moment in a strike limelight, is not keen to change, and all this rhetoric about getting government involved, it makes me think that the rmt won t be satisfied until the government is involved, and actually that s the last thing network rail and the operators want. they want to be fre
like apprentices and station staff. this makes it the biggest rail dispute since 1989. but what are the reasons behind such a big decision from the unions? here s ben thompson to explain for us. de transport union the rmt says this is a dispute aboutjob security, a freeze on pay and management of the industry. it says network rail s plans to cut 2500 maintenance jobs would make accidents more likely because the roles are safety critical and it adds that many male workers have had their pay frozen for nearly three years, despite working throughout the pandemic rail workers. they say despite weeks of negotiations they have only been offered a 2% pay rise and network rail that saying they have been offered 3%, a 2% rise and another 1% if they meet efficiency and productivity targets. the union says thatis productivity targets. the union says that is not enough, as the cost of living soars and they are asking for 7.1%. living soars and they are asking for 7.196. ~ ., ,
the rail union rmt are striking over pay and redundancies, and have plans for more to come. i don t think sunday will be the end of it from what i can see. if we can negotiate a deal this week, it can be, but otherwise we will have to look at what campaigns we re going to put on going forward, and we think that other unions are going to join to this dispute on the railway. the government could have made a move to settle this dispute but instead they are escalating it. the lies that they are telling about railway workers and the railway industry are outrageous, but they can t resist it because this is a government that s a stranger to the truth. more than 40,000 union members from network rail and 13 train firms have walked out in the dispute. they say the government is the hidden hand blocking negotiations. the mood music from the cabinet this morning shows little hope of a deal soon. we need to get ready to stay the course, to stay the course, because these reforms, these improvements