Train strikes: When are they and why are they taking place?

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Train strikes: When are they and why are they taking place?
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Train strikes will impact London tomorrow and Saturday. Check out our swipe-through guide to see which companies are affected. 📲 More on the dispute here:

Unions say any pay offer should reflect the rising cost of living -But the rail industry is under pressure to save money, after the pandemic left a hole in its finances.Which workers are allowed to go on strike?The Rail Delivery Group , which represents the 14 train companies, made an offer which would have seen rail workers receive a backdated pay rise of 5% for 2022. It would then negotiate reforms ahead of a second year's pay rise with individual operators.

The union said the offer amounted to an uplift on salaries of between 14.4% for the lowest paid grades to 9.2% for the highest paid.the average salary of rail workers in 2022 was £45,919, based on five different job categories.The RMT said that figure was still too high because it excluded rail cleaning staff, who are not categorised as rail workers by the ONS.

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