Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United Kingdom has provided huge support to Ukraine, while the United Kingdom has been affected by the spillover effect of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, prices have soared, and strikes in various industries have continued to be staged. On March 1, local time, due to the delay in resolving the salary dispute, the British train drivers' union organized a new round of strike.
Affected by the strike, on the morning of March 1, the most important transport hub in the United Kingdom.
1. In King's Cross Station, located in central London, the trains of the two train companies are quietly parked on the tracks and cannot operate. Outside the station, some of the train drivers who participated in the strike gathered to express their displeasure.
Train Drivers' Union Representative Paul Cattermole:The train drivers are striking today mainly because the large profits we bring from driving the trains go into the pockets of their management. They didn't want to sit down and talk to us about a raise.
Since July 2022, train drivers in the UK have staged multiple rounds of strikes to raise inflation and demand better wages. According to the British Train Drivers' Union, drivers of at least 16 train companies have not received any pay increases since 2019.
The British "Independent" said on March 1** that hundreds of millions of trips in Britain have been canceled due to the continuous strikes of railway employees in the past 22 years, and the economy has suffered a major blow. The data shows that from June 2022 to January 2024, the UK rail sector alone lost 7£7.5 billion. The report pointed out that the continuous railway strikes have hindered the work and consumption of the British people, affected the operation and development of enterprises, and greatly weakened the confidence of the British people. It is expected that the UK economy will continue to suffer from strike activity in the future.
*: CCTV news client).