LONDON -London underground rail employees plan to strike on Aug. 19 over jobs and pensions, the RMT union stated on Tuesday, within the newest industrial dispute that would disrupt Britain’s transport providers.
“Until there may be assurances made about jobs, pensions and detrimental modifications to working situations, then our strike on August 19 will go forward,” RMT basic secretary Mick Lynch stated.
The union stated Transport for London (TfL) had failed to interact in talks about safeguarding jobs and pensions. TfL didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.
Greater than 40,000 members of the RMT and the TSSA union are additionally staging a walkout on Wednesday that would go away half of Britain’s overground rail community closed, a repeat of motion that introduced most providers to a standstill for 3 days final month.
Britain is dealing with rising industrial unrest, affecting a variety industries from transport to rail and schooling, as wages fail to maintain up with hovering inflation which is forecast to high 10% later this 12 months.
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