Posted on 07/15/2022 1:00:52 AM PDT by RandFan
Britain is set to face yet another rail strike later this month which could throw a spanner in the works for passengers hoping to attend some major sporting events.
Rail workers announced a strike set to begin on July 27 and July 30 over pay and working conditions, which comes hot on the heels of the biggest rail strike the UK has seen in decades last month.
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said Network Rail, the owner of most of the rail network in the UK, made an offer of a 4% increase in pay as Britain sees inflation potentially rise above 10%.
“The offer from Network Rail represents a real terms pay cut for our members and the paltry sum is conditional on RMT members agreeing to drastic changes in their working lives,” general secretary Mick Lynch said in a statement.
“Strike action is the only course open to us to make both the rail industry and government understand that this dispute will continue for as long as it takes.”
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Which major media group will be the first to bring back the phrase “wage-price spiral”?
It’s like the 1970’s again.
Only with worse music.
Woke up this morning, what did I see?
A big black cloud hanging over me
I switched on the radio and nearly dropped dead
The news was so bad that I fell out of bed
There was a gas strike, oil strike, lorry strike, bread strike
Got to be a Superman to survive
Gas bills, rent bills, tax bills, phone bills
I’m such a wreck but I’m staying alive
The Kinks - I Wish I Could Fly Like Superman
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