[89] On 24 June The Scotsman reported on the potential impact on the hospitality industry. And the bosses have the aid of the Joseph Biden White House, which is threatening to have Congress step in, bar a strike and impose an anti-working-class contract on the workers. 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But, despite the airports new CEO claiming the big issues of earlier [last] year are behind us in his first interview upon stepping into the role las July, passengers travelling through Manchester Airport yesterday said they were left waiting in three-hour queues just to check-in, and it was all due what the airport called an an IT system outage. On the same day, ASLEF confirmed drivers at nine train companies would stage a 24-hour stoppage on 13 August. They want to rip up our terms and conditions in return for a real-terms pay cut. Manchester Airport has issued a statement apologising for delays after passengers claim they were left waiting for hours just to check in. [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. Unite described the pay offer as "significantly below" the rate of inflation. [53] Events impacted by the 20 August strike included a Becky Hill concert at London's Crystal Palace Park and the All Points East festival in Victoria Park. [91] The third day of action also coincided with a Test cricket match in Leeds, prompting TransPennine Express to urge people to avoid travelling there by train. Tuesday January 3, 2023. 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. Services are also likely to start later on days following the end of the strike action. 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. RMT members at Network Rail and 14 train operators will strike 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. [123], On 9 June, members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen (ASLEF) voted to strike in a separate dispute. Our aim? LINCOLN, Neb. [90], The strike action coincided with the 2022 Glastonbury Festival, an event that usually sees an increase in the number of rail passengers. Bloomberg. 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. The urgency of rail workers fight to hire more workers, for more regular schedules and larger crews, and for an end to punitive absentee policies and other issues was underscored by the fact that eight rail workers have been killed on the job in the past 2 1/2 months. [39][40] The 21 June walkout involved 40,000 rail staff, as well as 10,000 workers from London Underground. The documents reportedly also contain plans to hire new employees on inferior terms and conditions, including a requirement they work on Sundays and work for longer to qualify for a pension. [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. [93][94] Transport for London also warned passengers there would be no London Overground services on the strike day. These bakes are too good to miss out on. 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 - Some colleges had also re-established remote learning classes first used during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to minimise disruption to their students' education. These workers are casualties of the bosses drive for profits that treats employees as minor cogs in their machine. [22], On 5 August, Network management staff belonging to the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association voted to accept a 4% pay rise, meaning the railway network would be able to continue providing a skeleton service on strike days. [75] Ticketholders whose trains were cancelled because of industrial action were advised they would be entitled to a refund. The action is likely to bring the majority of the railway network to a standstill, with the following 15 operators all set to [47][92] On 30 July, West Midlands Trains ran an emergency shuttle service between Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International, while in London travel to Lady Gaga's Chromatica Ball show in Tottenham was affected by a lack of London Overground services. The companies have the money, it would literally cost one penny of every dollar of the railroads record profits.. [112] The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and Liability of Trade Unions in Proceedings in Tort (Increase of Limits on Damages) Order 2022 were brought before Parliament on 27 June. Information for passengers travelling from Manchester Airport. Rail strikes this weekend will give participants in the London Marathon 2022 a hurdle to overcome (Credit: Getty Images) What date will rail strikes take place in October? [63] On 19 October, the RMT announced a further three strike days for November, on 3, 5, and 7 November. [62] As the 8 October strike approached, and with no further national strikes scheduled for after then, Mick Lynch announced that members would be balloted to determine if they wished to continue with the strikes. If one or both of those unions reject the deals, they would be prepared to strike December 9. Passengers were also being advised to check with their airline for up-to-date travel advice throughout the day. But the Trades Union Congress (TUC) criticised the plans, saying they undermined the right to strike and would put safety at risk. Train drivers will strike on Wednesday 1 and Friday 3 February. [60] On 22 September an RMT strike was announced for 8 October, which the union described as "effectively shutting down the railway network". This is a key part of the fight for workers and our unions to take greater and greater control of the work we perform out of the bosses hands. Members at 15 train companies will walk out for 24 hours on Wednesday 1 and Friday 3 February. There are currently no RMT strikes planned, though the union already has a mandate to run strikes until the end of May. 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 RMT Union has announced that rail staff will also now walk-out on Christmas Eve in strikes over jobs, pay, and working conditions. 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The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way issued a statement Nov. 9, saying the union does not want or need Congress to intervene. 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. The Department for Education said that it "did not expect exams to be rescheduled because of the strike", because "this would not be fair on students", but establishments could "draw on existing contingency arrangements" such as budgets when there was no alternative solution. 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. Um, well We can praise Maya Jama without insulting Laura Whitmore, This week has shown Rishi Sunak is either an idiot or a coward, Jacob Rees-Mogg's bonfire of EU laws is a vanity project that even Brexiteers want rid of, Nursing chief apologises for strikes but says 'we are desperately trying to save the NHS', The BBC has stopped caring about radio Ken Bruce is the price, Do not sell or share my personal information, South Western Railway (depot drivers only). There is not a bottomless pit of taxpayers money here. [65] On 4 November the RMT announced the strikes had been suspended and that they would enter into "a period of intensive negotiations" with Network Rail and the train operators. The RMT argued the regulations were incompatible with their demand for no compulsory redundancies. [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. Not only is the offer a real-terms pay cut, with inflation running north of 10 per cent, but it came with so many conditions attached that it was clearly unacceptable. [13] This stance has drawn criticism from RMT union officials, such as General Secretary Mick Lynch,[14] as well as some politicians, including Conservative MP Jake Berry, who urged the government to join discussions. [96] The 13 August strike also coincided with a severe heat wave for which the Met Office had issued an amber heat warning. [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. He also instructed Labour MPs not to join picket lines, but several, including John McDonnell, Diane Abbott, Kate Osborne and Nadia Whittome, then went on to do so. The last rail strike dates in December are from 6pm December 24 (Christmas Eve) until 05.59am on December 27 (Bank Holiday). California, September 15, 2022. [47] Also on 14 July, RMT strikes at Network Rail and 14 train operators were announced for 18 and 20 August,[48] with the TSSA later announcing it would also strike on these two dates. When is the next train strike? The strike affected 80% of rail services across England, Scotland and Wales, with services that were running largely restricted to main lines and urban railways. The ballot at Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern did not support strike action but supported industrial action short of a strike. 24 June 2022. 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 The railroads should provide all rail workers with paid sick leave, it said. [17], With three days of industrial action having occurred in June 2022, a fourth strike day in July reportedly went ahead after the 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. Dont be like us. 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[138], On 27 June, it was announced that members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at 114 Crown Post Offices, the largest branches typically on a high street or city centre, would walk out on 11 July in an ongoing dispute over pay. [108], A YouGov poll found that in October 2022, 45% of British adults strongly or somewhat support the rail strike compared to 42% who strongly or somewhat oppose it. [33] The action would see the largest outbreak of industrial action in the United Kingdom since 1989,[34] and the first national strike involving the UK's railways since 1994, when signal workers walked out over a pay dispute with Railtrack. Road workers urged motorists to expect more holiday gridlock after announcing a 12-day strike to coincide with rail walkouts. The threat of a freight railroad strike has been pushed back to early December, as four major unions have agreed to coordinate the date on which they could potentially go on strike. [99] Following the announcement of strikes in November, the Royal British Legion announced it would cancel its London Poppy Day fundraising event scheduled for 3 November and look at other ways to "lessen the impact" of the expected 1million loss the event's cancellation would cause. [23] In January 2023, the Rail Delivery Group made their first pay offer to ASLEF, described as being worth 4% in backdated pay for 2022, and 4% in 2023. [142] The first of four one day Royal Mail strikes was held on 26 August, with further industrial action planned for 31 August, and 8 and 9 September. Related Topics. [67], On 10 November, the ASLEF union announced that around 9,500 train drivers at 12 train operators would strike on 26 November. 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. [70] On 5 December, RMT staff working for Network Rail (roughly half of those involved in the dispute) announced a strike over Christmas, beginning at 6pm on Christmas Eve and continuing until 6am on 27 December. People line up to get their fill of tarts, pastries and buns on a Monday lunchtime their gold wire baskets brimming with bags of buns snatched from the grab-and-go display cabinets next to the front door. There are also set to be other forms of industrial action taking place on a much more localised level on different dates this month, which will only affect one or two train companies with Avanti West Coast one of the train providers set to see walk-outs. [59] On 20 September, both the RMT and ASLEF unions announced a strike for 1 October, with ASLEF announcing an additional strike for 5 October. [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. [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. July 2022 rail strike dates. Train drivers across 15 rail companies will stage a fresh strike on 5 January in a long-running row over pay, the Aslef union has said. The RMT Union has announced two 48-hour strikes this month, which will affect the network nationally on the following dates: ADVERTISEMENT. That is the way and the only way to end this dispute.. The union said it was still awaiting an improved offer in writing from Network Rail and the RDG, after rejecting the latest offer of an 8 per cent pay increase, with particular concern around plans to do away with train guards and operate driver-only services. We apologise for any disruption and thank passengers for their patience, the statement concluded. The union, which represents train drivers, announced plans to hold strike action on 23 and 26 June and 13 and 14 July. Its not been uncommon to see the UKs third largest airport mentioned in headlines similar to this one over the past year or so. [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. Think bright green pandan cakes and coconut flower buns to savoury bread: some covered in ham and cheese, others filled with pork floss, sweetcorn and tuna then rolled in seaweed. Yet in this dispute, there is an unprecedented level of ministerial interference, which is hamstringing rail employers from being able to negotiate a package of measures with us, so we can settle this dispute., Transport Secretary Mark Harper denied this, telling Sky News: There is a fair and reasonable pay offer on the table. [52] The RMT strike involving railway workers in London on 19 August would affect large parts of the network in London, but Transport for London confirmed trains on the Elizabeth Line would be operating relatively normally throughout the day. The deal in Wales was accepted by all parties involved in the dispute. The 20222023 United Kingdom railway strikes are an ongoing industrial dispute in the United Kingdom that has seen the largest instance of industrial action in the country since 1989. The first strikes will be taking place from Tuesday 13 December until Wednesday 14 December. What dates are the January strikes? [18][19] The ASLEF strike action on 30 July coincided with the 2022 Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham from 28 July to 8 August, as well as the opening day of the 202223 English Football League season on 30 July, impacting both events. [95] Events impacted by this strike included a Coldplay concert at Wembley Stadium and English Premier League fixtures, with concertgoers and spectators advised to make alternative travel arrangements. Four rail unions have aligned on a potential national strike date of Dec. 9, with the Signalmen's union agreeing to move back its date in coordination with other unions that rejected On 1 July the directors of 13 of the UK's largest recruitment companies, including Hays plc, Adecco Group, Randstad NV and ManpowerGroup, wrote to the business secretary urging him to reconsider the plans amid concerns they could further exacerbate the situation. [152] On 17 November, the union warned the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay, that he had 5 days to open formal negotiations or strikes would be announced for December 2022.[153]. [56] Also on 31 August ASLEF announced train drivers from 12 train operators would strike on 15 September. January 18, 2023. [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. 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Rail strikes will also take place on two days in August Thursday, 18 and Saturday, 20. [103] On the second day of strike action, Downing Street urged union members to call off the strikes "as quickly as possible", but Lynch warned that the strike on 25 June was likely to go ahead, along with future industrial action. [19] On 14 July, ASLEF announced that train drivers at eight train companies Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, LNER, Greater Anglia, Southeastern, Hull Trains and West Midlands Trains would strike on 30 July, involving around 5,500 union members. [30] Workers at Avanti West Coast, c2c, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Greater Anglia, Great Western Railway, London North Eastern Railway, Northern Trains, Southeastern, South Western Railway, TransPennine Express and West Midlands Trains voted to strike,[31][32] with 71% of those balloted taking part in the vote; of those 89% voting in favour of strike action and 11% against. 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