RMT vote for further six months of strike action

A man walks past the closed shutters at the entrance to King's Cross station in central London, during a strike

The rail union behind much of the strike action in recent months has a fresh mandate to strike for a further six months.A total of 70.2% of members turned out to cast their ballots on the issue and as a result will be able to takeBalloted members work for Network Rail and 14 train operating companies. Among these members, turnout was 64.4%.

"The National Executive Committee will now look at these fantastic results and negotiations will continue with Network Rail and the train operating companies.

Mark_J_Harper Are you awake? No time to bury your head in the sand.

As inflation intensifies and more UK citizens enter the ever-expanding cost of living crisis; strikes like these will be more widespread. As a South African I’ve seen this all before. Desperate people will do what needs to be done to get their needs met. The future looks grim

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