Theo leggett is at london euston. theo, these strikes caused misery for rail passengers last year and now we start this year with more of the same? yes, good morning. absolutely. we had strikes yes, good morning. absolutely. we had strikes in mid december, strikes at the had strikes in mid december, strikes at the end had strikes in mid december, strikes at the end of had strikes in mid december, strikes at the end of december, over christmas, and now the first working week christmas, and now the first working week back christmas, and now the first working week back after the holidays, even more week back after the holidays, even more. today and tomorrow there is a 48-hour more. today and tomorrow there is a 48 hour strike by the rmt. that meerie 48 hour strike by the rmt. that means across the network only about one fifth means across the network only about one fifth of means across the network only about one fifth of all trains will be running one fifth of all trai
Finding out, there is not much sign of that at the moment. a new year, but the same old story. travellers are facing another week of intense disruption on the railways, with strikes called by two unions, the rmt and aslef. it s a real headache for people like karim. she is on a zero hours contract and needs to get to work. i m completely reliant on the train service. there is no other way for me to get to work. and myjob is an in personjob. i can t work from home. so every day of strikes, i lose a day s wages. only one in five trains will be running today. many lines are closed altogether. the rmt has called a 48 hour strike involving workers at network rail and 14 train operators. when that ends, aslef train drivers will walk out on thursday, before another rmt strike begins on friday. ijust feel they could have left it just now until things try and get back to some normality. i think it s a shame that this is all.
Jobs and working conditions. they re holding two 48 hour strikes this week in england, scotland and wales while the train drivers union aslef will take action on thursday. our business correspondent theo leggett is at euston station in london. and at euston station there are not many trains running, is across the rest of the country. one in five services, compared to normal. and many parts of the network have gone dark altogether. as you said, there is a 48 hour strike under way. that s some 40,000 rmt members at network rail and 14 train operating companies. they are on strike for the next two days. after that, it is the next two days. after that, it is the turn of aslef train drivers to walk out, before we have another rmt strike at the end of the week. the question the travelling public is obviously asking is when will this come to an end? as i have been
With strikes called by two unions, the rmt and aslef. it s a real headache for people like karine. she s on a zero hours contract and needs to get to work. i m completely reliant on the trains. there is no other way for me to get to work and myjob is an in personjob i can t work from home so every day of strikes, i lose a day s wages. only one in five trains will be running today. many lines are closed altogether. the rmt has called a 48 hour strike involving workers at network rail and 14 train operators. when that ends, aslef train drivers will walk out on thursday, before another rmt strike begins on friday. ijust feel they could have left it just now till things try, you know, try and get back to some normality. i think it s a shame that this is all. you know, it sjust disrupting everybody s lives. what they re doing is, you know, damaging the industry long term, aren t they? we need a good infrastructure to support people getting off the roads.
I lose a day s wages. only one in five trains will be running today. many lines are closed altogether. the rmt has called a 48 hour strike involving workers at network rail and 1a train operators. when that ends, aslef train drivers will walk out on thursday, before another rmt strike begins on friday. ijust feel they could have left it just now till things try, you know, try and get back to some normality. i think it s a shame that this is all. you know, it sjust disrupting everybody s lives. what they re doing is, you know, damaging the industry long term, aren t they? we need a good infrastructure to support people getting off the roads. we think everybody s understanding why the strike is going on. - but, yes, we should not get affected by this. i joining a chilly picket line early this morning, the head of the rmt made it clear where he thinks the blame lies. all the parties involved know what needs to be done to get a settlement. but the government is blocking