There will be more disruption than during previous strike days as members of four unions stage a co-ordinated strike for the first time.
People are being asked only to travel by train if necessary on Saturday as services will be significantly disrupted by rail strikes.More than 54,000 rail workers who are members of the RMT, Aslef, Unite and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association unions will join the picket.reduced timetable has been published
"Despite our best efforts to compromise and find a breakthrough in talks, rail unions remain intent on continuing and co-ordinating their strike action," Network Rail boss Andrew Haines said. The TSSA's general secretary Manuel Cortes added: "We do not take this action lightly. We would much rather find a fair negotiated solution to this now long-running dispute, but we simply have no choice."Members of multiple rail unions walking out on the same day means fewer trains running than previous walkouts.
But the rail industry is under pressure to save money following the financial hit from the pandemic - when the government effectively took control of the railway and billions of pounds of taxpayers' money was poured in to keep services running. The Rail Delivery Group, representing train companies, called the strikes "unnecessary and damaging" as they would disrupt people's plans, affect businesses and impact major events.will be among those affected by the disruption this weekend.
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