UK gears up for biggest rail strike over workers’ pay in decades
The UK is gearing up for its biggest rail strike over pay in 30 years after last-ditch talks between railway unions and transport bosses failed on Monday.
A walkout by an estimated 40,000 workers on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday is set to impact all train services after the RMT Union blamed the “dead hand” of government for the misery in store for passengers this week.
The government, on the other hand, blamed the unions for inconveniencing millions of students needing to travel for their exams, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling it an act of self-harm for rail workers.
