The two new strike dates will affect 15 train companies. Over 115,000 rail union members are counting down to early December to see if theyll go out on strike in their ongoing fight to defend their jobs, safety and health from assault by the rail bosses. The RMT Union has announced that rail staff will also now walk-out on Christmas Eve in strikes over jobs, pay, and working conditions. 22nd Jun 2022, 10:32am. All rail union workers should have the right to strike to settle grievances if the railroad employers dont meet the improvements in our wages and working conditions we need.. As you line up and wait, you can see the bakers through the glass working away in a pristine-looking kitchen that sits in the corner. It is strictly cash only, and theres no wiggle room on that. Our members at these companies have not had an increase since 2019, despite soaring inflation, and it is time the companies encouraged, perhaps, by the Government sat down with us and got serious. The train operators affected were Hull Trains, Greater Anglia and Tramlink. [122], On 18 August The Times reported that Shapps had announced a 16-point government plan to offset the impact of industrial action, which includes lifting the ban on the use of emergency powers to prevent strikes if they could create a national emergency, introducing legislation to ensure a minimum level of services during industrial action, and raising the required threshold of support for strike action from 40%. Wednesday January 4, 2023. They were subsequently joined by members of other rail unions, with the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) voting to take strike action. 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. More than 40,000 workers from Network Rail and 15 train operators will strike again on 8 October, their union says. Train drivers will strike on Wednesday 1 and Friday 3 February. Tuesday January 3, 2023. [63] On 19 October, the RMT announced a further three strike days for November, on 3, 5, and 7 November. Rail strikes will also take place on two days in August Thursday, 18 and Saturday, 20. [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. [42] It was reported on 24 June that talks remained deadlocked, meaning a third day of industrial action was inevitable. On 23 June BBC News reported that around 25 festivalgoers were waiting at London's Paddington station for trains going to Glastonbury, suggesting many had either travelled on non-strike days or found other ways of getting to the festival. Based on the September strike prep guidelines, if there is a strike on Dec. 5, strike preps are expected to begin November 28, the day the Senate arrives back from Thanksgiving Heres everything you need to know about the drivers strike, and the possibility of further action on the railways. 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. Whilst the second will be from Friday 16 December until Saturday 17 December. [123], On 9 June, members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen (ASLEF) voted to strike in a separate dispute. Sunday 11 and Monday 12 December action by RMT union, which will affect. [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. 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. [57] On 1 September, the RMT announced a further two days of strike action on 15 and 17 September. This led to media speculation of a possible "summer of discontent" involving widespread industrial unrest.[1][2]. 12/28/2022 | 10:29 AM CST A November rail strike date has been avoided as the BMWED union announced they will extend their status-quo date to match the railroad [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". [81] Rail Business Daily reported a 13% increase in London traffic. [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. 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 like their strike action will continue into January and February 2023. 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. 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. 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. August 2022 rail strike dates. When we visit, theres quite a queue. Friday January 6, 2023. Growing numbers of land speculators, like Bill Gates, now the largest landholder in the country, see farmland as a safe investment as the crisis of capitalism deepens. [29], On 27 July, BBC News reported that one in five trains were running, but that some towns such as Blackpool, Bournemouth and Portsmouth had no services,[50] and it was expected the strike action would affect travel to the 2022 UEFA Women's Euro semi-final in Milton Keynes. 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[137] Having rejected a 15% pay offer from the government, on 22 August it was announced that barristers had voted to strike indefinitely from 5 September, with 79.9% of those voting on the issue in favour of the plans. Rail strikes in July 2022 At the time of writing, Croydon trams are one of the line operators who will walk out for a pay rise in July 2022. Services are also likely to start later on days following the end of the strike action. [needs update] Mick Lynch, General Secretary of the RMT said the decision "sends a clear message that members want a decent pay rise, job security and no compulsory redundancies". Sky's Paul Kelso reported a 2% increase in traffic in Greater Manchester when compared to the same day the previous week. Thursday 15 September: Aslef and RMT unions both on strike. The RMT rail workers' union has announced strikes on the next two days - 6 and 7 January. [45] On 13 July, the RMT announced a fourth day of strike action for Wednesday 27 July after rejecting Network Rail's latest pay offer, which it described as "paltry". Everything here is made, fresh with the bakehouse clearly visible from the shop. The need for efficiency improvements and an end to outdated practices has also been highlighted, cited examples include requiring teams of up to nine people to do a job that could be completed by one person, and "walking time" of up to 12 minutes for staff members walking from their duties to the mess room during their breaks. [148] The strike represented the first such industrial action for three decades. Bing Guan | Reuters. [129] On 3 August RMT workers on the London Underground network, and London Overground trains served by Arriva Rail London, announced a 24-hour strike for 19 August; workers at Arriva Rail London had rejected a 5% pay offer. Manchester Airport has issued a statement apologising for delays after passengers claim they were left waiting for hours just to check in. 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. [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. The RMT Union has announced two 48-hour strikes this month, which will affect the network nationally on the following dates: ADVERTISEMENT. [127] Manuel Cortes, General Secretary of the TSSA, described the deal as "a sensible outcome to a reasonable offer". [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. Around 16bn of public money was also given by government to support the railways during the pandemic. Michael Poushyk, a 49-year-old track worker in the BMWE, was killed Nov. 9 near Dodge City, Kansas, while loading rail trackage with a boom truck. [83][84][85][86] A similar picture also emerged on 23 June, with empty railway stations as people remained at home. Thursday January 5, 2023. Saturday January 7, 2023. [7], The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has claimed that Network Rail is threatening to cut safety-critical jobs (an allegation rejected by Network Rail) as part of its modernisation programme, which would also include an increase in working hours. [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. Tuesday January 3, 2023. 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This shows what can be accomplished when workers rely on themselves and their unions as opposed to looking to the capitalist government. Im for more workers on the trains, he added. The companies have the money, it would literally cost one penny of every dollar of the railroads record profits.. Members at 15 train companies will walk out for 24 hours on Wednesday 1 and Friday 3 February. 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But BBC News reported that the 2017 law had been passed before changes the Senedd's powers had made clear industrial relations is a "reserved" matter for Westminster. Thursday 1 September 2022 17:28, UK Why you can trust Sky News Tens of thousands of rail workers will stage two further strikes this month as their dispute over pay, jobs and conditions continues. )[25] Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the UK government relieved the companies of their franchises to protect them from financial harm, and issued new contracts that made rail revenue a government concern. What dates are the January strikes? 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. 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