UK’s rail workers strike over below-inflation pay
More strikes incoming: The biggest rail union started a national strike over below-inflation salaries, and the rising cost of leading train unions began a nationwide strike in protests of below-inflation pay resulting in ongoing rising living and energy costs. Researchers revealed that the strikes might cost the UK economy £1.2 billion over Christmas. The largest rail union, the RMT, has called a two-day nationwide strike by thousands of rail workers in protest of the government’s lack of intent to take action. These announced strikes of four 48-hour walkouts between December 13 and January 7 are thus causing many commuters to rethink their holiday plans—truly a nightmare for Christmas. People are finding it difficult to pay the bills due to the country’s double-digit inflation rate, the rising cost of living and skyrocketing energy prices brought on by the conflict in Ukraine. As a result, an unprecedented number of strikes have been called due to the economic ...