Train strikes

There will be fresh nationwide strikes on 3, 5 and 7 November as part of a dispute over pay.

One point of contention is changes to how maintenance teams work. Announcing the latest strikes, the union said that Network Rail had performed a "U-turn" on an earlier pay offer and "sought to impose job cuts, more unsocial hours and detrimental changes to rosters". "Unfortunately, the leadership of the RMT seem intent on more damaging strikes rather than giving their members a vote on our offer," Network Rail chief negotiator Tim Shoveller said. There have been a series of rail strikes in the UK over the past months, as unions have clashed with Network Rail - which maintains and operates the infrastructure - train firms and the government, over pay and conditions. Network Rail said it had a two year, 8% pay increase deal "on the table ready to be put to our staff". More rail strikes over pay and conditions will take place on 3, 5, and 7 November, the RMT union has announced.

“Some of our members on the train operating companies are some of the lowest paid on the railways. “This stands in stark contrast to rail operating company ...

[Strikes](https://www.thenational.wales/news/20221028.rail-strikes-uk-government-accused-inflaming-tensions-unions/) have been ongoing throughout most of 2022 due to troubled negotiations between the government and unions over pay rises and working conditions. A Rail Delivery Group spokesperson said: “We are frustrated that the RMT leadership has decided to take further strike action. [train operating companies](https://www.thenational.wales/news/20221028.rail-strikes-uk-government-accused-inflaming-tensions-unions/) across the UK and will coincide with [strikes](https://www.thenational.wales/news/20221028.rail-strikes-uk-government-accused-inflaming-tensions-unions/) on the same days by RMT members on Network Rail, London Underground and London Overground. [strikes](https://www.thenational.wales/news/20221028.rail-strikes-uk-government-accused-inflaming-tensions-unions/) are: Chiltern Railways, Cross Country Trains, Greater Anglia, LNER, East Midlands Railway, c2c, Great Western Railway, Northern Trains, South Eastern, South Western Railway, Transpennine Express, Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains and GTR (including Gatwick Express). “Some of our members on the train operating companies are some of the lowest paid on the railways. [rail strikes](https://www.thenational.wales/news/20221028.rail-strikes-uk-government-accused-inflaming-tensions-unions/) have been announced by unions, this time for early November.

Three train strikes, announced for November, now join a growing list of workers either planning or voting to walk out next month.

The Fire Brigades Union is also expected to launch a vote among its firefighters over strike action as it too rejects a government pay offer while it also emerged this week that beer supplies could be affected during the World Cup as a result of a strike later this month by 1,000 GXO delivery drivers who plan to walk out between October 31 and November 4. [15,000 ambulance workers will begin voting](https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/thousands-of-ambulance-workers-to-vote-on-strike-action-275238/) over possible strike action that could take place before Christmas, says union GMB, while the Royal College of Nursing is currently collecting votes from its members as it urges nurses to walk out in protest over the latest pay deal. It currently remains unclear how services will be affected by the three strikes, that will each last 24 hours, but in a separate dispute RMT members working on London Underground and Overground networks also plan industrial action on November 3, which could further add to disruption on that date, particularly in and around the capital.

RMT — aka the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers — has announced a fresh round of rail strikes for November. On 3, 5 and 7 November, ...

The RMT is even flogging Everyone's patently getting sick and tired of these strikes, although of late, there is the palpable feeling of empathy with the rail staff, from the public as a whole. When this happened on 8 October, there was limited service on some lines, and very limited service on others.

Expect train disruption in the Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland area on November 3, November 5 and November 7, the Metro could be affected too.

A Rail Delivery Group spokesperson said: “We are frustrated that the RMT leadership has decided to take further strike action. Staff who work for train companies including LNER, Northern, CrossCountry and Transpennine are set to strike on November 3 and November 5. “Some of our members on the train operating companies are some of the lowest paid on the railways. The RMT accused Network Rail of attempting to impose “drastic changes” in working practices on its staff and of writing directly to staff “undermining delicate talks”. “Nexus employees are not taking industrial action, but there is an impact on Metro services because the stretch of line down to Sunderland is part of the national rail network, which is owned and managed by Network Rail. A Nexus spokesperson said: “Metro customers need to be aware that it’s highly likely there will be no services running between Pelaw and South Hylton during the next round of national rail strikes on November 3, 5 and 7.

Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan today said that laws imposing minimum service standards during strikes would be introduced.

“Draining the economy of its potential because of the need for rail to move people around is not acceptable.” TfL was in discussions with Network Rail on Wednesday to understand the likely impact. There will be a knock-on effect on each following day, when only 75 per cent of trains are expected to run. The action, the latest protest in a long dispute with Transport for London over staff pensions and the loss of up to 600 station staff posts, will coincide with a strike on the [RMT](/topic/rmt) union on Tuesday night said about 10,000 of its members would hold a 24-hour action on the [London Underground](/topic/london-underground) on Thursday November 3 — which is likely to bring the network to a near standstill. [passengers](/topic/passengers) after announcing a Tube [strike](/topic/strike) and action on the national [railways](/topic/railways).

The RMT is taking strike action involving 14 train operators, including Great Western Railway, Avanti West Coast and South Western Railway, ...

"Some of our members on the train operating companies are some of the lowest paid on the railways," Mr Lynch said. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has announced the strikes at the train operating companies - which run the trains - on the The RMT is taking strike action involving 14 train operators, including Great Western Railway, Avanti West Coast and South Western Railway, as there has been no offer on pay, conditions and job security, the union says.

RMT has announced a new set of train strike dates that will take place in early November.

As the RMT covers rail companies across the UK, it is set to be a [countrywide strike](https://www.nationalworld.com/lifestyle/travel/train-strikes-rail-passengers-travel-chaos-3867803). Therefore, on these days, train services are likely to be heavily disrupted - the vast majority of them will not be running. In response to RMT, Network Rail has accused the union of forcing “damaging strikes”. “Our sector has a £2 billion hole in its budget with many fewer passengers using our services. Our members are livid with these duplicitous tactics, and they will now respond in kind with sustained strike action.” We’ve put this piece together to help commuters who may be affected by the rail strikes.

More rail strikes over pay and conditions will take place on on Thursday 3, Saturday 5 and Monday 7 November. This comes after months of train strikes which ...

[on LNER’s website shortly](https://www.lner.co.uk/industrialaction), with more information to be added to their website closer to the time. [London Overground](/topic/london-overground) and [London Underground](/topic/london-underground) will strike on 3 November. [LNER has announced that it will be participating in the strikes](https://www.lner.co.uk/industrialaction) on Thursday 3, Saturday 5 and Monday 7 November.

Rail workers at 14 train companies will strike on November 3 and 5 in the long running dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions, the RMT union ...

He wrote: “Nothing could be further from the truth. RMT rail workers on the London Underground and London Overground will also strike on November 3 in a separate dispute over pay and conditions. Rail workers to strike on November 3 and 5 in ongoing row over pay and working conditions

The government said the Transport Strikes Bill, which will be presented to MPs on Thursday, aims to avoid further disruption from staff walkouts. Further ...

On Wednesday, the latest round of strikes by members of transport union RMT was announced. What happens when 100% of passengers try to get on 40% minimum service level trains?" "The train companies don't want to run minimum service levels because they know it's a stupid idea.

The strike action, which was confirmed by the RMT Union at Network Rail, will mean train services on Thursday, November 3, Saturday, November 5 and Monday, ...

“Customers are advised to plan ahead - especially the first and last trains of the day. A spokesperson said: “EMR has extensive contingency plans in place and will run as many services as possible. EMR says timetables will be available shortly, but they are calling on people to plan ahead. RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said: “The dishonesty of Network Rail bosses has reached a new low in this national rail dispute. The union’s boss made clear further action could still happen unless a new pay deal was agreed with Network Rail. Services for

Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill will ensure some transport services still run during strikes.

The intention of the legislation is that relevant employers and unions agree a minimum service level to continue running during all strikes over a 3-month period. The specific details of how minimum service levels will apply to transport services will be set out in secondary legislation in due course after a public consultation. The Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill means, even during the most disruptive of strikes, a certain level of services will still run.

New bill means minimum service level must be in place or unions will lose legal protections from damages.

“If they bring forward further restrictions on workers’ rights or the right to strike, we will oppose and we will repeal. “Keir Starmer’s coming tomorrow, he’s going to get questions, so my question to him is: we’re balloting, does he agree with us that public sector workers should have an inflation-matching pay rise, and there shouldn’t be job cuts?” he said, adding: “He’ll have to answer.” “We need to win our dispute. “It wasn’t working people who crashed the economy, it was her. We need to bring it to a head,” he told the conference, saying he hoped for a “wave of industrial action” and “people on the streets in support”. Employers will specify the workforce required to meet an “adequate service level” and specified workers who still take strike action will lose their protection from automatic unfair dismissal. We will meet their attacks with hope,” he will say. Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Graham said that while there was clear water between Labour and the Conservatives, she was calling on Starmer’s party to “be bold, be on the side of workers” and “stop apologising for sticking up for workers on strike”. It’s insulting”. It’s delusional. But Frances O’Grady, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), said it undermined the right to strike and was “a naked attempt to stop transport workers taking action for better pay and conditions”.