Another wave of strikes is set to disrupt Britain’s train network over the holiday season, after a union representing rail workers announced more industrial action in late December.
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers said Monday that strikes would take place from late December 24 to early December 27, coinciding with the annual wind-down of passenger services over the Christmas period. That’s in addition to actions that have already been announced for mid-December.
The UK government is facing mounting pressure in the run-up to the holiday season, with postal workers, nurses and teachers among those set to stage walkouts as wages fail to keep pace with the soaring cost of living. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could deploy the military to help ease any disruption caused by public-sector strikes, according to Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi.
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