Only 11 per cent of trains to run as four unions join forces for biggest rail strike this year

Only 11 per cent of services will run today and passengers are being told only to travel if "absolutely necessary."Members of four trade unions are striking for 24 hours, causing the worst rail disruption of the year so far, with some areas of the country having no services all day.

Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, said his members are increasingly angry at the lack of progress in the dispute. Mr Whelan will tell a rally in Birmingham, organised by the campaign group Enough Is Enough: "We would much rather not be in this position. Withdrawing your labour, although a fundamental human right, is always a last resort, but the companies, with the unseen hand of the Government right behind them, seem determined to force our hand.

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has written to Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan, urging her to take "urgent steps to allow a negotiated settlement" after the union said latest figures showed railway bosses benefiting from government tax cuts. "Despite our positive discussion, the Chancellor's intervention has made an already difficult dispute harder to resolve.

"The highest paid directors of a number of rail companies receiving annual increases in remuneration between 15 - 273%, much of this on the basis of financial results that have been funded by the Government.

Government and rail firms have had every chance to intervene, but prefer record profits & record shareholder dividends over fair pay & conditions for workers. I 100% support this strike.

Strangely I think maybe there's other forms of transport one can use to travel around the UK safely.

All for a continued general strike to bring about a GE. Let's finally rid ourselves of this self serving, corrupt tory government. Power to ALL the unions!

Like Teachers, Nurses and many public service workers, how about just paying them a decent wage? Tory funding companies seem to be doing OK out of it. 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺

This brexitland shaping up to be quite the paradise, isn't it?

It's always a last resort anyway.

Date chosen to disrupt the conference.🙄

Disgrace….we should boycott rail ourselves for a week or two once they decide to go back to work.

I’m lying in bed bored. But it’s more exciting than listening to tedious Andrew Castle.

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