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Post by wirewiper on Oct 19, 2022 7:38:18 GMT
Next strikes announced: RMT members at Network Rail will strike on Thursday 3rd, Saturday 5th and Monday 7th November. Although this action does not involve staff at Train Operating Companies, the effects will still be widespread with many lines having no service at all on those dates. In addition, RMT members at London Underground and London Overground will strike on Thursday 3rd November. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63307427
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Post by T.R. on Oct 19, 2022 16:29:58 GMT
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Post by titan1mike on Oct 26, 2022 8:54:41 GMT
The RMT strike on Thursday 3rd November has been moved to Wednesday 9th November, RMT members at LU and London Overground will strike on Thursday 10th November.
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Post by wirewiper on Nov 10, 2022 17:50:16 GMT
Next strike date announced is Saturday 26th November, ASLEF drivers at twelve Train Operating Companies including London Overground will take part.
The full list: Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway (GWR), Greater Anglia, London North Eastern Railway (LNER), London Overground, Northern Trains. Southeastern. Transpennine Express and West Midlands Trains.
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Post by wirewiper on Nov 22, 2022 17:30:17 GMT
Next strike dates, this time involving RMT members: Tuesday 13th December Wednesday 14th December Friday 16th December Saturday 17th December Tuesday 3rd January Wednesday 4th January Friday 6th January Saturday 7th January The Thursdays 15th December and 5th January are also expected to see significant disruption, especially in the morning and evening. Also announced is a ban on overtime working for RMT members, effective 18th December through to 8th January. This could impact on engineering work over the Christmas and New Year period and could set back some improvement projects significantly. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/more-rail-strikes-as-rmt-announces-4-weeks-of-industrial-action-58941/
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Nov 26, 2022 10:25:47 GMT
This is going to impact on hospitality including theatre nights out. Even the overtime ban will risk some evening trains being cancelled, including even the last ones. It will also make some journeys for people visiting loved ones for Christmas really crowded, assuming that all lines do retain sufficient capacity.
For all the harm but justification there is for the strikes, I was annoyed when Mick Lynch said that the RMT had kept Christmas strike-free. The overtime ban makes this at least look not completely true,
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Post by ThinLizzy on Nov 26, 2022 14:01:22 GMT
This is going to impact on hospitality including theatre nights out. Even the overtime ban will risk some evening trains being cancelled, including even the last ones. It will also make some journeys for people visiting loved ones for Christmas really crowded, assuming that all lines do retain sufficient capacity. For all the harm but justification there is for the strikes, I was annoyed when Mick Lynch said that the RMT had kept Christmas strike-free. The overtime ban makes this at least look not completely true, If the Rail operators employed enough staff and paid a decent living wage there wouldn't be any need for the railways to depend on overtime and good will to run.
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Post by SILENCED on Nov 26, 2022 14:11:14 GMT
This is going to impact on hospitality including theatre nights out. Even the overtime ban will risk some evening trains being cancelled, including even the last ones. It will also make some journeys for people visiting loved ones for Christmas really crowded, assuming that all lines do retain sufficient capacity. For all the harm but justification there is for the strikes, I was annoyed when Mick Lynch said that the RMT had kept Christmas strike-free. The overtime ban makes this at least look not completely true, If the Rail operators employed enough staff and paid a decent living wage there wouldn't be any need for the railways to depend on overtime and good will to run. You trying to imply rail workers are bad badly? Majority probably get well over the average wage!
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Post by ThinLizzy on Nov 26, 2022 15:20:53 GMT
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Post by SILENCED on Nov 26, 2022 15:34:03 GMT
If you are working on the mean you are correct, but there are some exorbitant salaries distorting that, if you take the median, which is what the middle/average worker is earning it is £31,285.
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Post by wirewiper on Dec 6, 2022 11:05:17 GMT
RMT has announced an additional strike, to take place from 6pm on Christmas Eve until 6am on 27th December. This will affect the Christmas Eve shutdown with last trains even earlier than before, and will also impact morning services on the 27th. Engineering works over the Christmas shutdown could also be affected if engineering trains cannot be operated safely.
TSSA is also balloting its members at Network Rail about the latest pay offer, but is recommending acceptance.
RMT strikes for 13/14/16/17 December are now almost certain to go ahead and Train Operating Companies have made contingency plans to operate very limited services where this is possible.
EDIT: additional info: the RMT overtime ban on Network Rail that was due to come into force on 18th December and continue until 8th January will no longer take place.
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Post by WH241 on Dec 12, 2022 17:47:18 GMT
Train strikes: RMT members reject latest Network Rail pay offer www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63942172Striking workers must be losing more than they are asking for! This strikes are awful especially 4 days in one week this near to Christmas!
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Post by wirewiper on Dec 15, 2022 13:09:39 GMT
RMT has announced an additional strike, to take place from 6pm on Christmas Eve until 6am on 27th December. This will affect the Christmas Eve shutdown with last trains even earlier than before, and will also impact morning services on the 27th. Engineering works over the Christmas shutdown could also be affected if engineering trains cannot be operated safely. TSSA is also balloting its members at Network Rail about the latest pay offer, but is recommending acceptance. RMT strikes for 13/14/16/17 December are now almost certain to go ahead and Train Operating Companies have made contingency plans to operate very limited services where this is possible. EDIT: additional info: the RMT overtime ban that was due to come into force on 18th December and continue until 8th January will no longer take place. It looks like Train Operating Companies are gearing up to finish services very early on Christmas Eve. Both South Western Railway and Southern are advising that last departures to some destinations will be as early as midday, and SWR is advising that there will be a complete shutdown of services by 15.00. To clarify what was written above: the overtime ban was lifted for RMT members working for Network Railway, but it is still in force for members working for Train Operating Companies. This will severely impact on the level of service that can be offered on many routes from 18th December to 8th January, especially those operated by companies that are heavily reliant on overtime working.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Dec 16, 2022 10:51:52 GMT
This is going to impact on hospitality including theatre nights out. Even the overtime ban will risk some evening trains being cancelled, including even the last ones. It will also make some journeys for people visiting loved ones for Christmas really crowded, assuming that all lines do retain sufficient capacity. For all the harm but justification there is for the strikes, I was annoyed when Mick Lynch said that the RMT had kept Christmas strike-free. The overtime ban makes this at least look not completely true, If the Rail operators employed enough staff and paid a decent living wage there wouldn't be any need for the railways to depend on overtime and good will to run. Sorry, but if you really do not think what most rail staff are earning is a decent living wage, then sorry to say you are being delusional. Try telling that to many people who earn way below that including those working in the NHS. Mick Lynch is a serious joke. I lost respect for that guy. He is a Bob Crow wannabe and has failed miserably at that. If he thinks the public are stupid enough to accept his claims of safety being compromised removing guards from trains, but yet they agreed to it on the Underground which is far busier and more people, even the Elizabeth line. End of the day the RMT is a business and is looking at keeping and retaining as much members as possible; they have no interest in the people itself, especially costing them over £1000 in lost wages, which would in effect wipe out any pay rises. Other unions have accepted the pay offers, RMT as usual wants to be holding to ransom.
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Post by ThinLizzy on Dec 16, 2022 11:30:50 GMT
If the Rail operators employed enough staff and paid a decent living wage there wouldn't be any need for the railways to depend on overtime and good will to run. Sorry, but if you really do not think what most rail staff are earning is a decent living wage, then sorry to say you are being delusional. Try telling that to many people who earn way below that including those working in the NHS. Mick Lynch is a serious joke. I lost respect for that guy. He is a Bob Crow wannabe and has failed miserably at that. If he thinks the public are stupid enough to accept his claims of safety being compromised removing guards from trains, but yet they agreed to it on the Underground which is far busier and more people, even the Elizabeth line. End of the day the RMT is a business and is looking at keeping and retaining as much members as possible; they have no interest in the people itself, especially costing them over £1000 in lost wages, which would in effect wipe out any pay rises. Other unions have accepted the pay offers, RMT as usual wants to be holding to ransom. in reference to the graph: Train drivers are not part of the RMT industrial action
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