[22], In December 2022 the Rail Delivery Group offered a pay rise worth 8% over two years, but this was rejected by the RMT as it was linked to their agreeing to reforms such as those relating to Sunday overtime and the expansion of Driver-only operated trains. How to describe the new Martin Luther King statue? [44], On 11 July, members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) at eight train operators voted to take strike action in a dispute over pay, while members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) at Southeastern also voted to take industrial action. In his February annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway stockholders, Warren Buffet, owner of the BNSF Railway, boasted of its record net earnings of $6 billion in 2021. 24 June 2022. 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[5][6] No overall deal has been reached with the UK government. It commenced on 21 June after members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) walked out over wages and planned changes to working practices involving the removal of guards from trains, the reduction in the number of open ticket offices, and an increase in the age at which people could claim the young persons and senior citizen card and the threat of redundancies. From egg custard tarts made with the lightest, crumbly Chinese puff pastry, to fluffy buns flavoured with ham and cheese, sesame, red bean, pandan and more, if youve not been to a Chinese bakery before then trust us, its well worth a trip for the colourful cream cakes alone. [24], The rail network of Great Britain has operated under a franchising system since its privatisation in 1997, with services in England, Wales, and Scotland being run by a number of operating companies. [79][80] On 21 June Sky News reported on the effectiveness of the strike, stating there appeared to have been less of an impact than anticipated, and cited the large number of white collar workers who would be able to work from home, as they had done during the COVID-19 pandemic. Everything here is made, fresh with the bakehouse clearly visible from the shop. There will be rail strikes on December 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, People were urged to make only essential journeys by train on strike days, and many commuters chose to work from home as they had done during the COVID-19 pandemic. [102], At a meeting of his cabinet on 21 June, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the UK should be prepared to "stay the course" because "these reforms, these improvements in the way we run our railways are in the interests of the travelling public, they will help to cut costs for farepayers up and down the country". The two new strike dates will affect 15 train companies. The last rail strike dates in December are from 6pm December 24 (Christmas Eve) until 05.59am on December 27 (Bank Holiday). There is no ASLEF rail strike set on Thursday, July 28th 2022 but the union confirmed that there will be one on Saturday, July 30th, 2022. [16] Gemma Dale, a lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University Business School, suggested the ability of white collar workers to work from home has lessened the strike's potential impact and taken pressure off the government to bring a swift resolution to the situation. The action is likely to bring most of the railway network to a standstill, with the following 15 operators all set to be disrupted: The strike is being joined by drivers who are members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT). [66], In Scotland, a separate strike was called for 10 October after the RMT rejected a 5% pay offer from ScotRail that was described as a "kick in the teeth". Class-conscious union workers insist no worker has to die on the job! pic.twitter.com/NuKsx3twaB, One passenger, John Gregory who was due to fly from Manchester Airport to Dubai at 1:10pm told ITV Granada that he experienced painful delays at baggage drop-off, and that, at one point, all passengers were told to check-in at the point where large objects usually go through, which he said made everything extremely slow. Tim Shoveller, Network Rails chief negotiator, accused the RMT of playing fast and loose with peoples Christmas plans, adding: This response from the RMT to a significantly enhanced offer exposes their true priority using the British public and Network Rail workers as pawns in a fight with the government. 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[76] People were advised not to travel by train on strike days unless their journey was essential,[77] while roads and motorways were expected to be busier than usual, prompting National Highways to advise motorists to check their vehicles before setting out. [51] A fifth day of RMT strike action went ahead on 18 August, with Network Rail signal workers from England, Scotland and Wales also joining the industrial action. Sitting on Princess Street next door to Yang Sing (which happens to be one of Chinatowns oldest restaurants) it is easy enough to find, with a jolly-looking baker good-naturedly juggling plates of goodies in each hand on its colourful sign. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) carried out multiple industrial walkouts in 2022, including a number of dates in the lead up to Christmas, and it looks [40] On the same day, the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) confirmed its members at Avanti West Coast had voted overwhelmingly for strikes and action short of a strike, ostensibly over the same issues that had triggered the RMT dispute, with 86% voting for strike action and 91% voting for action short of a strike on a 91% turnout. Rail workers have also demanded a 7% pay rise to keep up with rising inflation (which stood at 9.1% in June 2022), but were initially offered 2%, with an extra 1% linked to redundancies. [105][106][107] On 27 July, Labour MP Sam Tarry was dismissed from his post as a shadow transport minister after joining picketing railway workers at London's Euston station. Inside it is clean and modern, with red lanterns hung up high in anticipation of the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations. [139], On 28 June, GPs at the Annual General Meeting of the British Medical Association voted to take industrial action over new contracts requiring them to work on weekday evenings and Saturdays. [56] Also on 31 August ASLEF announced train drivers from 12 train operators would strike on 15 September. According to The Guardian this is linked to a maximum 3% pay rise. Too much is left unsettled in the current agreement., Our unions should emulate what the Canadian school workers in Ontario have just proven, anti-labor laws aimed at preventing workers from striking can be beaten back, he said. The RMTs national executive committee met on Monday afternoon to consider an improved offer from Network Rail, which raised pay for 2022 backdated to January by 5%, The train operators affected were Hull Trains, Greater Anglia and Tramlink. [41] A further round of talks on 22 June also concluded without resolution, leading to a second day of industrial action on 23 June. [37] Last-ditch talks on 20 June also failed to reach an agreement, meaning the strike would go ahead the following day,[27][38] with talks breaking down after Network Rail management informed the RMT of its intention to consult on plans for 1,800 redundancies. On these days it is believed that only 1 in 5 trains will run and nearly all operators will be impacted. There are currently no RMT strikes planned, though the union already has a mandate to run strikes until the end of May. 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The STB hearings are scheduled for Dec. 13-14, which would be after the potential start date for a rail strike on Dec. 9. [97][98], On 18 August, Network Rail planned to run around 4,300 train services, the highest number to operate on a strike day, but still only 20% of the network. [69] On 22 November, the RMT announced four 48-hour strikes in the run up to Christmas and early 2023, with strike action scheduled for 1314 December, 1617 December, 34 January and 67 January. The bosses and federal government use the anti-labor Railway Labor Act to tie workers up in red tape and strictures against going on strike. Final update for passengers travelling from Manchester Airport. [72], An emergency timetable was published for the week of 2026 June, with only half of lines open on strike days and rail operators running around 20% of the normal daily service, with priority given to mainline and urban services. The RMT union claimed that Network Rail had refused to make any further improvements on their pay offer, and made threats on redundancies and pay if strike action was not withdrawn. Sunday 11 and Monday 12 December action by RMT union, which will affect. [143], On 30 June CWU members working for BT Group voted to take industrial action over pay, with strike action expected to involve around 40,000 of the company's frontline workers, mostly engineering and call centre staff, and would be BT's first nationwide industrial action since 1987. Most of the train strikes that have disrupted rail travel since last summer have been organised by the RMT. Rail services in Wales were also reported to be running at around 10%, with the few operating services by Transport for Wales Rail also not in dispute with the RMT, centred on the Core Valley Lines north of Radyr, which were transferred to the Welsh Government from Network Rail in 2020, as well as a GWR Cardiff to London service. It would be the third time the union had staged industrial action during 2022 after members rejected a 3% pay rise and 500 lump sum. Thursday 15 September: Aslef and RMT unions both on strike. The next train strike will take place on Saturday 26 November, and will see up to 9,500 members of the Aslef union - which represents train drivers - Commenting on this, Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy said "a serious party of government does not join picket lines". While members of a number of the smaller 12 rail unions have agreed to contracts, majorities in some of the larger ones like the 23,000-strong Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees voted down their contract and have set a Dec. 4 strike deadline if no further progress is made in negotiations. Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, said: The proposal is not and could not ever be acceptable but we are willing to engage in further discussions within the process that we previously agreed. Manchester Airport assured passengers facing complications and delays due to the IT outage yesterday that it was doing all we can to ease congestion within Terminal 1 to get travellers through the airport as quickly as possible, and said that its staff were on hand to provide whatever assistance they can to passengers in need. After yesterday rejecting the most recent revised pay offer, RMT has decided to put a new offer from Network Rail to members in an electronic referendum closing 12 December with union bosses, once again, urging its members to reject proposals. It was also announced that the 21 June strike would coincide with a planned 24-hour strike to be held by workers on the London Underground. [21], In August 2022, Shapps claimed that a revised pay deal worth 8% was on the table, but that the union bosses would not put this proposal to their members. On these days it is believed that only 1 in 5 [96] The 13 August strike also coincided with a severe heat wave for which the Met Office had issued an amber heat warning. Disruption impacted the entire railway network of Great Britain, with staff of the main train operators in Scotland and Wales, who were not part of the strike, also disrupted as the trains were unable to operate on Network Rail infrastructure. [116] In addition it will also repeal the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017 passed by the Senedd to outlaw the practice of using agency workers during strikes that occur in Wales. RMT members have now complete four days of all-out strike action, on Tuesday 3-Wednesday 4 and Friday 6-Saturday 7 January. [26][27][28][29], Following a ballot of National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers members over whether to take industrial action, it was announced on 24 May 2022 that they had voted in favour of strike action, paving the way for the UK's first national rail strike for three decades. The railroads should provide all rail workers with paid sick leave, it said. [55], On 31 August, another TSSA strike affecting TransPennine Express, West Midlands Trains, Avanti West Coast, c2c, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway, LNER and Southeastern, as well as Network Rail, was announced for 26 September, when it would commence at midday. July 2022 rail strike dates. Four of the 12 unions have approved their [46] In a press release on 22 July, the RMT union additionally accused Network Rail of "threatening to impose compulsory redundancies and unsafe 50% cuts to maintenance work" if strike action was not withdrawn. The two new strike dates will affect 15 train companies. It is only now years since negotiations began that the law says a strike may be possible. It is strictly cash only, and theres no wiggle room on that. They also serve traditional pineapple buns, so named for their characteristic cracked golden yellow topping (so dont expect to find any pineapple in there), as well as tempting celebration cakes that look so good they have us wondering who in office has a birthday coming up next. Taxpayers have put a huge amount of investment into the rail industry over the last few years when it was hit with a huge impact from the pandemic when people werent travelling., A Department for Transport spokesperson said: The most important thing for passengers, businesses and the future of our rail industry, is for unions to put an end to these disruptive strikes.. This shows what can be accomplished when workers rely on themselves and their unions as opposed to looking to the capitalist government. Our aim? [101], In November 2022, the UK hospitality sector estimated the strike action had cost it 1.5bn, a similar amount to the impact on the sector of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The union said it also planned to ballot staff at Network Rail and other train companies who operate at stations along the West Coast Main Line. With revenue from train fares having fallen by an estimated 2 billion as a result of COVID, Network Rail and the various train operators were told to make savings. pay rise of 4% National Rail says that, although the rail industry is working hard to minimise the effect strike action will have on services, its inevitable that services will be cancelled or severely disrupted on strike days, and its likely that there will be a very limited service on these days, with no trainsat all on some routes. All rights reserved. [18][19] On the fifth day of strike action in August, RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch warned that the dispute could go on "indefinitely" unless a pay settlement is reached. [78], On 21 June, and on subsequent strike days, many areas of the UK were without train services, including most of Scotland and Wales, the whole of Cornwall and Dorset, and places such as Chester, Hull, Lincoln and Worcester. Trains on non-strike days ran at 60%, with earlier services affected because of the knock-on effect of staff not having worked on the previous day. The Farm Bureau and these many business associations never call for better wages or working conditions for any workers. He said: We have worked with the rail industry to reach successful negotiated settlements ever since privatisation in 1993, and we have achieved deals across the network in 2021 and 2022 where the Department for Transport has no involvement. [60] On 22 September an RMT strike was announced for 8 October, which the union described as "effectively shutting down the railway network". With many planning to travel across the UK over the festive period, the hopes of making to their destination for the big day without a hitch is now under threat as the RMT Union has this week announced that more industrial action is on the way with thousands of rail staff now set to strike on Christmas Eve too. There are lots of staff on the ground trying to get things through, but its absolutely rammed here now. The pay rise would see the wages of train drivers rise by 5,000 by the end of 2023, and no compulsory redundancies until 2024, but was conditional on the acceptance of new working conditions. [83][84][85][86] A similar picture also emerged on 23 June, with empty railway stations as people remained at home. Tuesday January 3, 2023. California, September 15, 2022. [71] On 20 December, ASLEF announced drivers at 15 train companies would strike on 5 January 2023, on the day between the two RMT strikes announced for January. The companies have the money, it would literally cost one penny of every dollar of the railroads record profits.. After two days of mass actions and widespread union solidarity, the government backed off and agreed to rescind the law and negotiate. A BMWE welder on the Union Pacific near Spring, Texas, was killed Nov. 5 in an explosion. [22], As the 1 October strike involved signal workers and drivers, only 11% of train services would be running. This means that all strike action planned for December 13,14, 16 and 17 will go ahead as planned, as well as further strike action from 6pm on Christmas Eve to 6am to 27 December. 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