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The 2022–2024 United Kingdom railway strikes were an industrial dispute between rail workers and companies, with the latter supported by the UK government. The rail workers are represented by several unions including the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF).
Mick Lynch at RMT solidarity strike rally at London Kings Cross, 25 June 2022. 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. [1]
LONDON (Reuters) -Strike action by rail workers on three days later this month will lead to a complete shut-down of Britain's train network, their union said on Tuesday in what it billed as the ...
Tube Strike sign at Paddington. London Underground strikes are an intermittent part of life in the capital of the United Kingdom. Described as "one of Britain's most strike-prone industries", [1] the London Underground has been subject to travel disruption due to industrial action organised by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and other unions, in response to ...
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Mick Lynch at RMT solidarity strike rally at London Kings Cross, 25 June 2022. 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 ...
Primary gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. Kazakhstan-Belarus section: 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27⁄32 in) Russian gauge. The Yiwu–London railway line is a freight railway route from Yiwu, China, to London, United Kingdom, covering a distance of roughly 12,000 km (7,500 miles). [1][2] This makes it the second longest railway ...
The 2021–2023 Stagecoach strikes were a series of labour strikes by Stagecoach Group bus drivers, cleaners and engineers across the United Kingdom, the first of which began in 2021. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Represented by Unite the Union, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) or the GMB, workers in over 20 different areas were ...
rmt.org.uk. The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (commonly known as the RMT) is a British trade union covering the transport sector. Its current President is Alex Gordon and its current General Secretary is Mick Lynch. [4][5] The RMT is one of Britain's fastest growing trade unions. Membership rose under and following the ...