Prepare strike as we speak: 5-day January 2023 strike begins as authorities points rail warning

Rail passengers will face fresh travel disruptions from Tuesday as thousands of workers take strike action over bitter disputes over wages, jobs and working conditions.

The ASLEF train drivers union has announced that its members will go on strike on Thursday 5 January 2023, joining their RMT counterparts in strike action in the first week of the new year.

Below is a full list of all train strikes currently planned for January 2023:

RMT national train strike

RMT national train strike

ASLEF National Train Drivers Strike

RMT national train strike

RMT national train strike

The RMT union must get off the picket line and “get around the negotiating table”, the transport minister said.

As new rail strikes begin, Mark Harper tells Times Radio: “There is a very fair pay offer on the table, which has been accepted by both Network Rail unions.

“The RMT advised their members not to accept it, but actually a third of their members still voted for it.

“I think it’s time for the RMT to get off the picket line and go around the negotiating table and try to get a deal with the train operators and Network Rail.

“It’s a fair and reasonable offer … it’s been a very difficult week for those who rely on trains to get to work, to carry out important appointments, and for the businesses that depend on those commuters.”

Mr Harper later added that he had had “very constructive discussions” with all the rail union leaders when asked if his relationship with RMT’s Mick Lynch was good.

Ministers are said to be concerned that a generation of passengers will never be able to use trains due to the ongoing strike.

A government source told era: “It’s an act of self-harm – a generation of passengers will just write off the railways. We’re talking permanent scars.”

Union leaders say only a “sensible” proposal can end the rail dispute as tens of thousands of workers go on strike this week and passengers brace for new disruptions.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are in the middle of the new year as a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions continues into the new year. network rail 14 train operators will hold two 48-hour strikes starting Tuesday and Friday, while drivers Aslev The union will strike on Thursday.

Union leaders have accused government ministers of “standing on the sidelines” and failing to help seal a deal, warning passengers should expect “significant disruption” as only a limited number of trains will run.

Aslef Alliance train driver announces that its members will strike Join them on Thursday, January 5, 2023 RMT Peer peers industrial action Rail commuters were stranded for five straight days in the first week of the new year.

Aslef, who represents 96% of train drivers in England, Scotland and Wales, announced that workers at 15 companies including Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway and Great Western Railway had voted to strike.

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The strike by members of the Public and Commercial Service (PCS) is part of a bitter industrial action over wages, pensions and jobs.

About 100,000 PCS members working in 124 government departments and other agencies voted for strike action.

David Simpson, director of service delivery at ScotRail, said: “At a time when we need to encourage more people to return to the UK, it is truly humbling to see wider disruption across the UK rail network due to the dispute between Network Rail and RMT. Disappointing railway”.

“For ScotRail this will mean we will not be able to operate the vast majority of our services between January 3 and 7, which we know will be very frustrating for our customers,” Mr Simpson said.

“We advise customers to find alternative transport and only travel if absolutely necessary during the strike.

“Customers should check their entire journey ahead of time to ensure their train is running.”

Train passengers have been warned to expect severe disruption this week as rail workers take further strike action amid a dispute over wages, jobs and working conditions.

this RMT the union has declared its membership network rail Strike action will be taken on January 3, 4, 6 and 7.

The dispute does not involve scotrail staff, but will have a major impact on the train operator’s ability to provide service, with many Network Rail workers going out to fill safety-critical roles.

UK train drivers’ union Aslef said they were open to “negotiations” but the train company had “offered nothing”.

Secretary Mick Whelan told the Pennsylvania News Agency that the union has been “involved for a long time,” adding: “We don’t want to go on strike, but the company has pushed us into this place.

“They haven’t paid our members a cent, who haven’t increased since April 2019.

“This means that when inflation exceeds 14 per cent, they expect train drivers at these companies to take real pay cuts – working just as hard for much less.”

“The train companies say their hands are tied by the government. While the government, which doesn’t employ us, says it’s up to the companies to negotiate with us.

“We’re always open to negotiating – we’re never refusing to sit down and negotiating, but it’s unacceptable that these companies are giving us nothing.”

A spokesman for the Department of Transport said “inflation-matched pay increases for all public sector workers will cost everyone more in the long run”.

“Passengers are rightfully fed up with the rail strike and want the disruption to stop,” the spokesman said.

“The government has justified this and stands ready to facilitate the resolution of the rail dispute. Now is the time for the unions to come to the negotiating table and play their part.

“In the long run, inflation-matched pay rises for all public sector workers will cost everyone more – worsening debt, higher inflation and costing every household an extra £1,000.

“The union should withdraw from this strike action so we can begin to end this damaging dispute in 2023.”