More rail strike misery for Brits as RMT announces walkouts at 14 train companies in bonfire night escalation | The Sun
STAFF at 14 MORE train companies will strike over the bonfire night weekend in a fresh wave of misery.
Britain's rail network will grind to a halt again on November 3 and 5 as all RMT members walk out.
It coincides with separate walkouts at Network Rail on November 3, 5 and 7 – and London Underground and Overground on November 3.
And pubs risk running out of beer as 1,000 delivery drivers stage walkouts which will run into the same weekend as the rail disruption.
The blows come as a winter of discontent looms with teachers, health workers, midwives and coffin makers all threatening strikes over pay and conditions.
RMT boss Mick Lynch earlier accused Network Rail of “dishonesty” in negotiations.
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He said today: "Throughout this whole dispute, the Rail Delivery Group has been completely unreasonable by not offering our members any deal on pay, conditions and job security.
November's strikes will see football disrupted as 40,000 RMT members walk out over pay and conditions.
Fulham and Leicester supporters travelling to away games at Man City and Everton face hours of delays.
Meanwhile, the Unite union gloated that walkouts by GXO drivers between October 31 and November 4 will stop boozers stocking up for the World Cup, which starts on November 20.
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Forty per cent of UK beer deliveries will be hit — including supplies of Stella Artois, Boddingtons, Budweiser, Becks and Export Pale Ale.
GXO drivers have rejected a five per cent pay rise.
It comes ahead of one of the biggest strikes of the year is set to be held on Thursday when Royal Mail workers, BT staff and Openreach engineers walk out in separate disputes over pay and conditions.
Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are embroiled in long running rows with the companies and have already taken strike action in recent weeks.
Railway workers, council employees, barristers, lecturers and dockers are among other union members to have taken industrial action this year, with other groups of workers, including NHS staff and teachers, being balloted for strikes.
Union leaders attending the TUC Congress in Brighton will stage a protest on Thursday in support of the CWU strikes.
The CWU accused Royal Mail chief executive Simon Thompson of side stepping talks aimed at avoiding strike action.
The union said that in recent weeks, relations between worker and employer have deteriorated.
Royal Mail have served legal notice that it was withdrawing from existing agreements with the CWU, as well as threatening to cut 10,000 jobs following strike action last week.
A Royal Mail spokesperson said: "On Friday, 14 October, we announced losses of £219 million in the first half of the year.
"This once again demonstrates the urgent need for Royal Mail to change.
"Further strike action would materially increase our losses for the full year and may necessitate further operational restructuring and job losses.
"Four weeks have passed since we invited the CWU to enter talks with Acas to resolve the change and pay dispute.
"We once again urge the CWU to join us in Acas talks.
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"This is the only way to reach a resolution and secure Royal Mail's future and jobs for our people.
"We apologise to our customers for the inconvenience the CWU's continued strike action will cause. We are doing all we can to minimise delays and keep people, businesses and the country connected."
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