“Prepare for a tsunami of strikes”, warns The Daily Telegraph. British rail workers are starting the biggest social movement seen in the transport sector since the end of the 1980s on Tuesday June 21. “These days, nationwide strikes are so rare that you really notice them when they start,” mocks the conservative daily.
Some 40,000 employees, in total, are thus called upon to stop work for three days, on June 21, 23 and 25. As a result, the British press anticipates a greatly reduced train circulation on the lines of 13 private operators out of 15, across the country. Switchers from Network Rail, the public manager of the British rail network, must also join the movement. “The big reasons for the discontent are disagreements over wages and layoffs, explain it Financial Times. The RMT railway union demands a salary increase of 7.1%”, in order to limit the effects of inflation on workers’ wallets. At the same time, the organization seeks to stem the fe