Rail strikes set to paralyse UK travel network

LONDON, June 21 — Britain’s biggest rail strike in 30 years will begin today when tens of thousands of staff walk out in a pay dispute that unions warn could lead to coordinated action across other industries.

“Faced with such an aggressive agenda — cuts in jobs, conditions, pay and pensions — the RMT has no choice but to defend our members industrially and to stop this race to the bottom,” Mick Lynch, Secretary-General of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers said. The government says it is giving extra support to millions of the poorest households but that above-inflation pay rises would damage the fundamentals of the economy.

The strikes come as travellers at British airports experience chaotic delays and last-minute cancellations due to staff shortages while many Britons have to wait months for new passports to arrive due to processing delays.

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Laos, Thailand and Chinese firms ink deal on rail freightFour companies, from Laos, Thailand and China, have signed an agreement on the transport of freight using the Laos-China railway, to facilitate the shipment of exports.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

UK manufacturers decry government ‘gimmicks’, want tax cutsLONDON, June 20 — Britain’s main manufacturing lobby, Make UK, told the government to stop “short-term gimmicks” and cut taxes for the sector, as its members reported a...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

UK must have military capable of fighting in Europe, says army headLONDON, June 19 — Britain must have a military capable of fighting in Europe and defeating Russia, the new head of the British army was quoted as telling troops by local...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »