Millions of people stopped traveling on Tuesday as the biggest strike on railways and railways in 30 years took place. Thousands of members of the Railway, Shipping and Transport Association of the Railway Network and 13 train operators have left due to the largest epidemic of industrial activity on the railways in a generation. Only one in five trains was expected to run, mainly on the main lines and only for about 11 hours. It coincides with the fourth strike across the network this year on the London Underground. Shortly after 11:30 a.m., the Bakerloo, Circle, Hammersmith and City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Piccadilly, Victoria and Waterloo and City lines were suspended. The Central, District, London Overground and Northern lines were partially suspended, while the Elizabeth line was severely delayed, according to TfL. Boris Johnson criticized the “unnecessary deterioration” caused by the departures of the subway and rail network, saying that it makes it “more difficult for people to get to work, it jeopardizes people’s appointments, take part in the examinations “. The travel chaos is set to continue on Wednesday, with just 60 percent of trains running.
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This is due to delays in the start of services, as traffic lights and control room staff do not take night shifts.
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“Explosion” warning if Labor dismisses front benches involved in picket queues
A former adviser to Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer has warned that there would be an “explosion” if the party disciplined any front bench joining picket queues to support the striking railway workers. Simon Fletcher, who also advised former leaders Jeremy Corbyn and Ed Miliband, said there had been “a lot of outrage and frustration” over the party’s current position. Sir Keir is considering possible disciplinary action after he allegedly ordered the front benches not to participate in picket lines outside the stations, as the country faces the biggest strike of the latest generation of railways. 1655836678
No rush on the streets, says DfT
A Transport Ministry spokesman said there was no “rush to the streets” as planned, as people could work from home. He said: “These are desperately needed reforms that modernize the railway and put it on a sustainable footing for passengers and taxpayers. “The unions have closed large sections of the railway network, hitting local businesses and unfairly cutting people off from hospitals, schools and work. “However, the first data show that unlike in the past, many people now have the opportunity to work from home, so we do not have a single rush on the streets, as the traffic has become online, which means that the unions have not overall impact they might have hoped for “. 1655835170
Retirees are “more vulnerable to the pressures of the cost of living,” says No. 10
Downing Street said the state pension would rise with inflation rather than public sector payments in part because retirees are “more vulnerable to cost of living pressures”. Asked about the rationale for the decision, the prime minister’s official spokesman said: “Retirees, especially those receiving state pensions, are disproportionately affected by high energy costs. They can not always increase their income through work and are more vulnerable to cost-living pressures. “And that is why, for example, we introduced additional support for retirees as part of the ζωής 300 cost of living package, pension and cost of living. We said the triple lock freeze was temporary. “The point I made… most commentators… believe that public sector pay… is the biggest lever of these kinds of inflationary pressures and is being integrated into the labor market and wages. “There is (not) the same risk of diffusion in private sector wages from any increases in the retirement age in the state.” 1655834014
In the photo: A lone passenger at Euston Station at rush hour
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The striking workers are “holding the public for ransom,” says the commuter
The striking railway workers are holding the public ransom, said a passenger at Vauxhall station. Jonty, 24, of Oval, told the PA news agency he would have to walk 90 minutes to get to work on Thursday. “It’s like they’re holding us for a ransom,” he said. “Looking at the pay and everything (of some railway workers) I do not really know what they impress, to be honest. “I just feel like they are doing what they can to keep us all ransomed just to get more money out of it.” 1655831468
The travel chaos will continue tomorrow
The travel chaos is set to continue on Wednesday, with just 60 percent of trains running. This is due to delays in the start of services, as traffic lights and control room staff do not take night shifts. 1655831123
The only way to resolve the dispute is through talks, says the shadow minister
Shadow Minister Baron Chapman said Labor was clear that the only way to resolve the rail dispute was through negotiations. He told BBC Radio 4 PM: “We are very clear on this. The only way to resolve this is through negotiations, and for that to happen you have to be around the table. “The government could use its power of attorney to make this happen. It chooses not to do so. We believe this is irresponsible. And in the end, you know, the public will decide on the government’s motives in all this.” Baroness Chapman added that any proposal that there could be further blows makes the need for negotiation “more urgent”. “We do not want to see what we saw today repeated all summer. No one is doing it,” he said. “The idea that we will see more of this, I think, should just make people decide more strongly, in fact, to resolve it quickly.” 1655829983
More than 40% of Britons support the strikes
Less than four in ten adults support the railway workers’ strike, while more than four in 10 said they opposed the action, according to pollster YouGov. A poll of 2,516 adults released Tuesday afternoon found that two-thirds (66 per cent) of people aged 65 and over were opposed to the action, compared with almost half (48 per cent) of those aged 18 to 24. years support the strikes. And three in five (60 percent) also said they opposed the proposal to close manned ticket offices at most train stations. 1655828950
Clapham Junction quiet at rush hour
Clapham Junction Station in south-west London – usually one of the busiest train stations in the country – remained quiet in the face of rush hour. Dozens of people waited in chairs on the platforms and in the runways for the trains, which run reduced routes to a limited number of destinations. A Tannoy every few minutes reminded passengers to travel only if absolutely necessary. Outside the station, traffic flowed normally and bus stations were relatively empty. 1655827872
“We can not go on strike,” said the NHS Transportation Worker
David Rapozo Buzon, a health care worker in north London who was an hour and a half late for work, said NHS staff like him were “unable to strike” like those from rail companies. Wait at a bus stop from 6.30 a.m. to get to the scheduled start at 7.30am, but long queues and full service meant he could not get to work until 9am. The 34-year-old, originally from Spain, told the PA news agency: “I feel okay with people going on strike, but at the same time I feel angry when I think NHS workers can not go on strike even if our working conditions it is very bad. “We can not strike because we have to provide a minimum service, but the service is already below the minimum right now and, above that, if you go on strike, people are literally dying, so you feel guilty and in the end, do not do it. . “ He added that “my salary is completely worse than those who go on strike, the country needs change.”
