Strikes stop our customers choosing rail, and they might never return." Train travel for millions more people is now a choice, not a necessity. They said: "The railway is still on life support, with passenger numbers 25 percent down and anything that drives away even more of them risks killing services and jobs. They added that the railways were now on "life support" as passenger numbers were still down months after all coronavirus restrictions were lifted. Instead of spending their time this week around the negotiating table, they are designing attack ads."Ī Department for Transport spokesperson emphasised that the Government spent £16billion to keep the railways running throughout the coronavirus pandemic. He said: "They want the country to grind to a halt so they can feed off the division. It comes as comes as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has blasted the Government's handling of the dispute claiming they have been "pouring fuel on the fire."
Network Rail have warned that the strikes may cause six days of disruption causing a knock on effect for services for days in between the strikes such as Wednesday June 22 and Friday June 24.Ī poll by the Rail Delivery Group showed that, while one in four people supported the action, two in five were opposed.
In some areas no trains will be running at all although there will be a skeleton service on some routes into London. RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch emphasised that thousands of workers were being sacked across the rail network and that staff were only being offered below inflation pay raises. Talks have failed to make a breakthrough in the dispute over stagnating pay and poor working conditions with over 40,000 staff expected to walk out. If you can't see the survey above please press here. You can also start a debate with other readers in the comments section here. We want to know how the railway strikes will affect you? Have you rearranged plans to avoid them or have you made alternative transport arrangements to get your kids to school or to make a crucial appointment. He said: "Many people who do not get paid if they can't get to work face losing money at a time they simply can't afford to." He added that the RMT union had been repeatedly urged to focus on negotiations rather than the "damaging" industrial action which will lead to the biggest rail strike since 1989. Patients attending hospital appointments may have to cancel if intending to travel by train. MP Grant Shapps said the strikes planned for Tuesday June 21, 23 and 25 could disrupt teenagers taking their GCSE examinations. He said the walkout will "cause misery for people right across the country." Train strikes set to go ahead this week will cause "major disruption", the Transport Secretary has warned.
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