Around 40,000 Network Rail workers and 14 train operating companies will strike on September 15 and 17. The first date coincides with the latest Aslef train drivers’ strike announced yesterday and means virtually no trains will run across much of Britain that day. Limited services on main lines have been run during previous RMT strikes. The September strikes are likely to disrupt services for four days and the union said it would “effectively shut down” the rail network on Thursday and Saturday on strike days. Talks between the union and the rail industry are continuing, but there has been no significant progress or new offers from either Network Rail or the operators, the union said. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Our members have no choice but to continue this strike action. “Network Rail and the train operators have shown little interest in recent weeks in offering our members anything new so that we can reach a negotiated settlement.” Lynch said transport secretary Grant Shapps was continuing his “dereliction of duty” by refusing to negotiate and “binding the rail industry” out of a deal. “We will continue to negotiate in good faith, but employers and the government must understand that our industrial campaign will continue for as long as necessary,” he said. The main effect of the RMT strike is to deprive Network Rail of signalers, disrupting or stopping services across England, Scotland and Wales. Members who work for train companies as on-board customer service staff, dispatchers or guards will also go on strike at Chiltern Railways. Cross Country, Greater Anglia, LNER, East Midlands, c2c, Great Western, Northern, Southeastern, South Western, TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains and Govia Thameslink Railway. Andrew Haines, chief executive of Network Rail, said: “Disappointingly, the RMT’s decision to call for further action means that we will again have to ask passengers to stay off the railway on September 15 and 17, at a time when we should focus on building a railway fit for a post-pandemic 21st-century Britain.” Haines said Network Rail was doing everything it could to find a significant breakthrough in the talks. He added: “Our latest offer of a two-year 8% pay rise, with big travel discounts and a guarantee of non-compulsory redundancies, is affordable within our own budgets, but the RMT remains reluctant to give its members the chance to vote on it even though they knew members in another union overwhelmingly accepted a similar deal.” Some Network Rail workers in the Personal Transport Salaried Union have agreed a pay deal, although others remain in dispute, and the TSSA has also announced a 24-hour strike at the end of September, coinciding with the Labor conference. A spokesman for the Department for Transport said union leaders were “again opting for self-defeating, coordinated strike action” and “putting the future of the railways and the livelihoods of their own members at risk”. Subscribe to Business Today Get ready for the business day – we’ll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Rail operators argue that a 5% pay deal would cost around £280m a year, more than wiping out their entire profit margin. Steve Montgomery, chairman of the Rail Delivery Group, which represents the industry, said the strikes were “cynically timed to cause maximum disruption to the very passengers on whom the industry depends for its recovery”. He added: “We absolutely want to give our people a pay rise and we know they are under a squeeze – but the RMT needs to recognize that with earnings stuck at 20% below pre-Covid levels, the only solution lies in overdue reforms which will put the industry on a sustainable footing and improve services for passengers.”
The strike is complete
Thursday 15 September: Aslef and RMT unions both strike. There will be virtually no trains running on most lines, particularly those where drivers are on strike: Avanti West Coast, Chiltern, CrossCountry, Greater Anglia, Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, LNER, London Overground, Northern, Southeastern, TransPennine and West Midlands Trains. Some disruption is likely to continue on the morning of September 16. Saturday 17 September: RMT strike – likely to be limited service on main lines, generally around 20% of normal hours between 7am and 7 p.m. The after effects will lead to continued disruption on the morning of September 18th. Monday 26 September: TSSA strike for 24 hours from midday by some members of Network Rail and nine rail companies. It is unlikely to cause significant disruption.
title: “Rail Strikes Rmt Announces Two More Dates In September Railway Industry Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “William Marsh”
Around 40,000 Network Rail workers and 14 train operating companies will strike on September 15 and 17. The first date coincides with the latest Aslef train drivers’ strike announced yesterday and means virtually no trains will run across much of Britain that day. Limited services on main lines have been run during previous RMT strikes. The September strikes are likely to disrupt services for four days and the union said it would “effectively shut down” the rail network on Thursday and Saturday on strike days. Talks between the union and the rail industry are continuing, but there has been no significant progress or new offers from either Network Rail or the operators, the union said. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Our members have no choice but to continue this strike action. “Network Rail and the train operators have shown little interest in recent weeks in offering our members anything new so that we can reach a negotiated settlement.” Lynch said transport secretary Grant Shapps was continuing his “dereliction of duty” by refusing to negotiate and “binding the rail industry” out of a deal. “We will continue to negotiate in good faith, but employers and the government must understand that our industrial campaign will continue for as long as necessary,” he said. The main effect of the RMT strike is to deprive Network Rail of signalers, disrupting or stopping services across England, Scotland and Wales. Members who work for train companies as on-board customer service staff, dispatchers or guards will also go on strike at Chiltern Railways. Cross Country, Greater Anglia, LNER, East Midlands, c2c, Great Western, Northern, Southeastern, South Western, TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains and Govia Thameslink Railway. Andrew Haines, chief executive of Network Rail, said: “Disappointingly, the RMT’s decision to call for further action means that we will again have to ask passengers to stay off the railway on September 15 and 17, at a time when we should focus on building a railway fit for a post-pandemic 21st-century Britain.” Haines said Network Rail was doing everything it could to find a significant breakthrough in the talks. He added: “Our latest offer of a two-year 8% pay rise, with big travel discounts and a guarantee of non-compulsory redundancies, is affordable within our own budgets, but the RMT remains reluctant to give its members the chance to vote on it even though they knew members in another union overwhelmingly accepted a similar deal.” Some Network Rail workers in the Personal Transport Salaried Union have agreed a pay deal, although others remain in dispute, and the TSSA has also announced a 24-hour strike at the end of September, coinciding with the Labor conference. A spokesman for the Department for Transport said union leaders were “again opting for self-defeating, coordinated strike action” and “putting the future of the railways and the livelihoods of their own members at risk”. Subscribe to Business Today Get ready for the business day – we’ll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Rail operators argue that a 5% pay deal would cost around £280m a year, more than wiping out their entire profit margin. Steve Montgomery, chairman of the Rail Delivery Group, which represents the industry, said the strikes were “cynically timed to cause maximum disruption to the very passengers on whom the industry depends for its recovery”. He added: “We absolutely want to give our people a pay rise and we know they are under a squeeze – but the RMT needs to recognize that with earnings stuck at 20% below pre-Covid levels, the only solution lies in overdue reforms which will put the industry on a sustainable footing and improve services for passengers.”
The strike is complete
Thursday 15 September: Aslef and RMT unions both strike. There will be virtually no trains running on most lines, particularly those where drivers are on strike: Avanti West Coast, Chiltern, CrossCountry, Greater Anglia, Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, LNER, London Overground, Northern, Southeastern, TransPennine and West Midlands Trains. Some disruption is likely to continue on the morning of September 16. Saturday 17 September: RMT strike – likely to be limited service on main lines, generally around 20% of normal hours between 7am and 7 p.m. The after effects will lead to continued disruption on the morning of September 18th. Monday 26 September: TSSA strike for 24 hours from midday by some members of Network Rail and nine rail companies. It is unlikely to cause significant disruption.
title: “Rail Strikes Rmt Announces Two More Dates In September Railway Industry Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-16” author: “Diane Whish”
Around 40,000 Network Rail workers and 14 train operating companies will strike on September 15 and 17. The first date coincides with the latest Aslef train drivers’ strike announced yesterday and means virtually no trains will run across much of Britain that day. Limited services on main lines have been run during previous RMT strikes. The September strikes are likely to disrupt services for four days and the union said it would “effectively shut down” the rail network on Thursday and Saturday on strike days. Talks between the union and the rail industry are continuing, but there has been no significant progress or new offers from either Network Rail or the operators, the union said. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Our members have no choice but to continue this strike action. “Network Rail and the train operators have shown little interest in recent weeks in offering our members anything new so that we can reach a negotiated settlement.” Lynch said transport secretary Grant Shapps was continuing his “dereliction of duty” by refusing to negotiate and “binding the rail industry” out of a deal. “We will continue to negotiate in good faith, but employers and the government must understand that our industrial campaign will continue for as long as necessary,” he said. The main effect of the RMT strike is to deprive Network Rail of signalers, disrupting or stopping services across England, Scotland and Wales. Members who work for train companies as on-board customer service staff, dispatchers or guards will also go on strike at Chiltern Railways. Cross Country, Greater Anglia, LNER, East Midlands, c2c, Great Western, Northern, Southeastern, South Western, TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains and Govia Thameslink Railway. Andrew Haines, chief executive of Network Rail, said: “Disappointingly, the RMT’s decision to call for further action means that we will again have to ask passengers to stay off the railway on September 15 and 17, at a time when we should focus on building a railway fit for a post-pandemic 21st-century Britain.” Haines said Network Rail was doing everything it could to find a significant breakthrough in the talks. He added: “Our latest offer of a two-year 8% pay rise, with big travel discounts and a guarantee of non-compulsory redundancies, is affordable within our own budgets, but the RMT remains reluctant to give its members the chance to vote on it even though they knew members in another union overwhelmingly accepted a similar deal.” Some Network Rail workers in the Personal Transport Salaried Union have agreed a pay deal, although others remain in dispute, and the TSSA has also announced a 24-hour strike at the end of September, coinciding with the Labor conference. A spokesman for the Department for Transport said union leaders were “again opting for self-defeating, coordinated strike action” and “putting the future of the railways and the livelihoods of their own members at risk”. Subscribe to Business Today Get ready for the business day – we’ll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Rail operators argue that a 5% pay deal would cost around £280m a year, more than wiping out their entire profit margin. Steve Montgomery, chairman of the Rail Delivery Group, which represents the industry, said the strikes were “cynically timed to cause maximum disruption to the very passengers on whom the industry depends for its recovery”. He added: “We absolutely want to give our people a pay rise and we know they are under a squeeze – but the RMT needs to recognize that with earnings stuck at 20% below pre-Covid levels, the only solution lies in overdue reforms which will put the industry on a sustainable footing and improve services for passengers.”
The strike is complete
Thursday 15 September: Aslef and RMT unions both strike. There will be virtually no trains running on most lines, particularly those where drivers are on strike: Avanti West Coast, Chiltern, CrossCountry, Greater Anglia, Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, LNER, London Overground, Northern, Southeastern, TransPennine and West Midlands Trains. Some disruption is likely to continue on the morning of September 16. Saturday 17 September: RMT strike – likely to be limited service on main lines, generally around 20% of normal hours between 7am and 7 p.m. The after effects will lead to continued disruption on the morning of September 18th. Monday 26 September: TSSA strike for 24 hours from midday by some members of Network Rail and nine rail companies. It is unlikely to cause significant disruption.
title: “Rail Strikes Rmt Announces Two More Dates In September Railway Industry Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-10” author: “Billy Fike”
Around 40,000 Network Rail workers and 14 train operating companies will strike on September 15 and 17. The first date coincides with the latest Aslef train drivers’ strike announced yesterday and means virtually no trains will run across much of Britain that day. Limited services on main lines have been run during previous RMT strikes. The September strikes are likely to disrupt services for four days and the union said it would “effectively shut down” the rail network on Thursday and Saturday on strike days. Talks between the union and the rail industry are continuing, but there has been no significant progress or new offers from either Network Rail or the operators, the union said. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Our members have no choice but to continue this strike action. “Network Rail and the train operators have shown little interest in recent weeks in offering our members anything new so that we can reach a negotiated settlement.” Lynch said transport secretary Grant Shapps was continuing his “dereliction of duty” by refusing to negotiate and “binding the rail industry” out of a deal. “We will continue to negotiate in good faith, but employers and the government must understand that our industrial campaign will continue for as long as necessary,” he said. The main effect of the RMT strike is to deprive Network Rail of signalers, disrupting or stopping services across England, Scotland and Wales. Members who work for train companies as on-board customer service staff, dispatchers or guards will also go on strike at Chiltern Railways. Cross Country, Greater Anglia, LNER, East Midlands, c2c, Great Western, Northern, Southeastern, South Western, TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains and Govia Thameslink Railway. Andrew Haines, chief executive of Network Rail, said: “Disappointingly, the RMT’s decision to call for further action means that we will again have to ask passengers to stay off the railway on September 15 and 17, at a time when we should focus on building a railway fit for a post-pandemic 21st-century Britain.” Haines said Network Rail was doing everything it could to find a significant breakthrough in the talks. He added: “Our latest offer of a two-year 8% pay rise, with big travel discounts and a guarantee of non-compulsory redundancies, is affordable within our own budgets, but the RMT remains reluctant to give its members the chance to vote on it even though they knew members in another union overwhelmingly accepted a similar deal.” Some Network Rail workers in the Personal Transport Salaried Union have agreed a pay deal, although others remain in dispute, and the TSSA has also announced a 24-hour strike at the end of September, coinciding with the Labor conference. A spokesman for the Department for Transport said union leaders were “again opting for self-defeating, coordinated strike action” and “putting the future of the railways and the livelihoods of their own members at risk”. Subscribe to Business Today Get ready for the business day – we’ll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Rail operators argue that a 5% pay deal would cost around £280m a year, more than wiping out their entire profit margin. Steve Montgomery, chairman of the Rail Delivery Group, which represents the industry, said the strikes were “cynically timed to cause maximum disruption to the very passengers on whom the industry depends for its recovery”. He added: “We absolutely want to give our people a pay rise and we know they are under a squeeze – but the RMT needs to recognize that with earnings stuck at 20% below pre-Covid levels, the only solution lies in overdue reforms which will put the industry on a sustainable footing and improve services for passengers.”
The strike is complete
Thursday 15 September: Aslef and RMT unions both strike. There will be virtually no trains running on most lines, particularly those where drivers are on strike: Avanti West Coast, Chiltern, CrossCountry, Greater Anglia, Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, LNER, London Overground, Northern, Southeastern, TransPennine and West Midlands Trains. Some disruption is likely to continue on the morning of September 16. Saturday 17 September: RMT strike – likely to be limited service on main lines, generally around 20% of normal hours between 7am and 7 p.m. The after effects will lead to continued disruption on the morning of September 18th. Monday 26 September: TSSA strike for 24 hours from midday by some members of Network Rail and nine rail companies. It is unlikely to cause significant disruption.
