That we have already started to recover some of the stolen items and we are going to deliver the stronger leadership that the public and the dedicated staff of the museum deserve and make sure that we emerge with a stronger british museum that is fit for the 21st century. there s been disruption to rail services across much of england today, as members of the rmt union take part in their latest strike over pay and conditions. there s a reduced timetable in place for much of the country, with some journeys into scotland and wales also affected. it s on the same day as events, including the notting hill carnival, and the reading and leeds festivals. vivienne nunis reports. it s the first day of the bank holiday weekend, but it s misery for many hoping to get away. 20,000 train workers are on strike. there s also planned engineering works. the end result? reduced services across the three days. meant to be going to manchester to an art exhibition and we bought tickets a long time ago. so
Are needed to fund pay rises. we want a decent pay rise. we re not greedy. we haven t had an offer that s a clean pay rise without strings attached. and we re not prepared to fund these very modest pay rises through job cuts and cuts to the services that will affect our members but will also affect the travelling public. the rail delivery group has offered rail workers a pay rise of 5% for 2022 and 4% for this year contingent on the proposed reforms. the government and the industry say the rmt should put that offer to its members for a vote. the strike has seen around half of services. cancelled across england, including here at euston, with other services delayed and with the aslef union rejecting a pay offer for train drivers, travellers can expect further strikes ahead after today s walkout by the rmt. train drivers in the aslef union go
It s on the same day as events, including the notting hill carnival, and the reading and leeds festivals. vivienne nunis reports. it s the first day of the bank holiday weekend, but it s misery for many hoping to get away. 20,000 train workers are on strike. there s also planned engineering works. the end result? reduced services across the three days. meant to be going to manchester to an art exhibition and we bought tickets a long time ago. so yeah, it was a little bit of a shock to find out that our trains were cancelled. no, i understand why they re striking, but from a selfish point of view, it is kind of difficult. i think they ve gone on too long and i do think it s time - that they started to sit around a table and sort it out. - today, the rmt union wrote to the rail delivery group, which represents 1a train operators, setting out what it calls a roadmap to end the current deadlock, as well as a backdated pay offer and a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies. the letter call
They will turn down overtime next saturday, the same day as another rmt strike. another sticking point is the planned ticket office closures, which the union opposes, meaning a resolution to end the strikes still looks a long way off. vivienne nunis, bbc news. monday marks 60 years since 250,000 people gathered on the national mall in washington, dc and heard reverend doctor martin luther king junior deliver his celebrated i have a dream speech on the steps of the lincoln memorial. today mr king s family, civil rights leaders and members of the public are gathering to mark the anniversary. it was the largest demonstration for human rights in us history and a display of unity among five of the nation s largest civil rights organisations.
Last month, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train operating companies in their talks with employees, put forward its best and final conditions in a bid to end the series of strikes plaguing Britain.