People are being told to only attempt to travel by train if 'absolutely necessary'
Only 11 per cent of services will run today and passengers are being told only to travel if "absolutely necessary."Members of four trade unions are striking for 24 hours, causing the worst rail disruption of the year so far, with some areas of the country having no services all day.
Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, said his members are increasingly angry at the lack of progress in the dispute. Mr Whelan will tell a rally in Birmingham, organised by the campaign group Enough Is Enough: "We would much rather not be in this position. Withdrawing your labour, although a fundamental human right, is always a last resort, but the companies, with the unseen hand of the Government right behind them, seem determined to force our hand.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has written to Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan, urging her to take "urgent steps to allow a negotiated settlement" after the union said latest figures showed railway bosses benefiting from government tax cuts. "Despite our positive discussion, the Chancellor's intervention has made an already difficult dispute harder to resolve.
"The highest paid directors of a number of rail companies receiving annual increases in remuneration between 15 - 273%, much of this on the basis of financial results that have been funded by the Government.
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