As widespread train strikes start, the UK braces for travel chaos.
The largest rail union in the UK saw tens of thousands of its members strike on Tuesday, the first of several rallies that are anticipated to cripple rail operations and wreak havoc on travel across the nation.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, 14 train operators and some 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail began a 48-hour strike.
A second 48-hour strike will be held on Friday and Saturday following a pause on Thursday.
Early on Tuesday, messages from the rail industry urged customers to travel only when absolutely necessary.
The RMT announced its decision to go on strike once more, claiming that despite its “best efforts” over the holiday season, rail companies had not held any talks about the union’s requests for better compensation and working conditions.
The largest rail union in the UK, Mick Lynch, claimed that “the government is preventing the union from reaching a negotiated solution with the rail employers.”
He forewarned that the strike might go on past May.
Workers at National Highways are also on strike on Tuesday and Wednesday in addition to the RMT.
Labour Party MP Beth Winter criticized the government for “waging war on the railroads with cuts after cuts” in a tweet in which she expressed support for the RMT strike.
She retorted, “The RMT union is fighting back.
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