More train upset is headed for the UK this week with further strike action set to take place. The RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) Union confirmed that workers across the UK will walk out in protest over pay and conditions.
The country has experienced strike days across June and July. While talks between unions and rail bosses are ongoing, the dispute does not seem close to being resolved.
So when is the next strike action planned? Which lines are affected?
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When is the next strike?
More than 40,000 members of the RMT Union have confirmed they will walk out for 24 hours on August 18th and August 20th. There is also set to be a Tube strike in London on Friday, August 19.
Disruption is also expected early in the morning after each day of industrial action – Friday, August 19 and Sunday, August 21 – as striking workers return to duties.
Which operators are striking?
Workers from Network Rail and 14 different train operators will be striking. The RMT says they include:
- Avanti West Coast
- c2c
- Chiltern Railways
- Cross Country Trains
- East Midlands Railway
- Great Western Railway
- Greater Anglia
- GTR (Gatwick Express)
- LNER
- Northern Trains
- South Eastern
- South Western Railway
- Transpennine Express
- West Midlands Trains
On August 18 and 20, most Transport for London services will run as normal, but disruption is expected on the following lines and areas:
- London Overground - Reduced service between 08:00 and 18:00. No service before 08:00 or after 18:00
- Elizabeth line - Reduced service
- District line - No service between Wimbledon and Parson's Green, and Richmond and Turnham Green before 08:00 and after 18:00
- Bakerloo line - No service north of Queen's Park
Many services are likely to experience disruption on August 19 and 21 following the two strike days.
What have the unions said?
The RMT union general secretary Mick Lynch said: “The rail industry and the government need to understand that this dispute will not simply vanish. They need to get serious about providing an offer on pay which helps deal with the cost-of-living crisis, job security for our members and provides good conditions at work.
He added: “Recent proposals from Network Rail fell well short on pay and on safety around maintenance work. And the train operating companies have not even made us a pay offer in recent negotiations.”
“We remain open for talks, but we will continue our campaign until we reach a negotiated settlement. We don’t want to inconvenience passengers – not least because our friends and families use public transport, too, and we believe in building trust in the railways in Britain – and we don’t want to lose money by going on strike.”
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