UK workers stage nationwide train strike as inflation worsens
2 years, 5 months ago

UK workers stage nationwide train strike as inflation worsens

Al Jazeera  

Wages have failed to keep pace with UK inflation, currently at a 40-year high and set to worsen. Some 40,000 railway workers in the United Kingdom have staged a walkout over pay, job security and working conditions as the country battles its worst cost of living crisis in decades. Mick Lynch, general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, said strikes were necessary as wages have failed to keep pace with UK inflation, currently at a 40-year high and set to worsen. Transport minister Grant Shapps told Sky News that the workers’ “employers are the people who have the mandate to negotiate this”. The cost of living crisis presents a major challenge to foreign secretary Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak, who are vying to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a leadership contest.

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Relief for Brits as wages outstrip inflation by biggest margin since 2021 despite signs jobs market is weakening… but inactivity crisis deepens
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Relief for Brits as wages outstrip inflation by biggest margin since 2021 despite signs jobs market is weakening… but inactivity crisis deepens

Daily Mail  

Brits have been offered some much-needed relief as figures showed wages outstripping inflation by the biggest margin in two and a half years. Regular pay rose by 2.1 per cent year-on-year in real terms in the three months to February. The Office for National Statistics said the jobless rate jumped to 4.2 per cent in the three months to February …

Yet more strikes to torment rail passengers as RMT union barons schedule industrial action later this month and next in long-running row over pay
11 months ago

Yet more strikes to torment rail passengers as RMT union barons schedule industrial action later this month and next in long-running row over pay

Daily Mail  

Rail passengers are being warned of yet more disruption to services because of strikes by workers on London Overground. Trish Ashton, TfL's director of rail and Commuters are braced for more travel misery as London Overground workers are set to stage a walkout later this month RMT union members will walk out for 48 hours on February 19 and again …

Good news on wages, but Hunt still faces ‘runaway train’ on pensions
1 year, 3 months ago

Good news on wages, but Hunt still faces ‘runaway train’ on pensions

The Independent  

Some good news for Britain’s hard-pressed workers, who have been watching the value of the pound in their pocket shrink at an unprecedented rate, is to be found in the latest labour market data from the Office for National Statistics. Britain’s ‘real’ pay rise thus came in at 1.2 per cent. The committee’s leading rate-hawk, the redoubtable Catherine Mann, already …

U.K. workers plan mass strike at end of April: union
1 year, 9 months ago

U.K. workers plan mass strike at end of April: union

The Hindu  

The U.K. faces a day of mass strike action by civil servants and public workers in late April, a union has announced, which will follow a month of sector-wide walkouts. Millions of British people are suffering a cost-of-living crisis as stubbornly-high inflation erodes the value of wages, triggering huge industrial action as workers battle for significant pay increases. The union …

UK strikes hit a 30-year high as inflation erodes pay
1 year, 10 months ago

UK strikes hit a 30-year high as inflation erodes pay

CNN  

London CNN — The United Kingdom lost more working days to strikes in 2022 than in any year since 1989, as employees walked out in large numbers over pay amid soaring living costs. Real pay falls The UK government has so far refused to grant public sector workers higher pay awards, arguing that doing so risks making the inflation problem …

Day of disruption in U.K. as hundreds of thousands join strike
1 year, 11 months ago

Day of disruption in U.K. as hundreds of thousands join strike

The Hindu  

Thousands of schools in the U.K. closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports on the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade, as unions stepped up pressure on the government Wednesday to provide better pay amid a cost-of-living crisis. Union bosses argue that despite …

Day of disruption in UK as hundreds of thousands join strike
1 year, 11 months ago

Day of disruption in UK as hundreds of thousands join strike

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of schools in the U.K. closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports on the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade, as unions stepped up pressure on the government Wednesday to provide better pay amid a cost-of-living crisis. Union bosses argue …

UK govt urges unions to end strikes, vows to curb walkouts
2 years ago

UK govt urges unions to end strikes, vows to curb walkouts

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government on Thursday dangled the prospect of public-sector pay hikes next year in an attempt to end strikes by nurses and ambulance staff that have piled pressure on an already overburdened health system. The government invited union leaders for talks on 2023-24 pay rates and promised a “cooperative spirit” – while also saying it will introduce …

UK trains disrupted again as workers stage fresh strikes
2 years ago

UK trains disrupted again as workers stage fresh strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — Commuters returning to work on Tuesday after the Christmas break were advised not to travel as tens of thousands of British rail workers stage a fresh round of strikes that will disrupt services all week. Transport Secretary Mark Harper urged union leaders to come to the negotiating table and said the government has offered a “very fair pay …

UK rail workers resume strike action as negotiations stall again
2 years ago

UK rail workers resume strike action as negotiations stall again

Al Jazeera  

More sectors to join industrial action later this month as workers demand a living wage that allows them to cope with surging inflation. Railway workers across the UK have launched strikes, accusing the government of blocking rail operators from offering an acceptable proposal on job security, pay and working conditions. The government has said it cannot afford to give public …

Wages in UK next year to be at their lowest level since 2006
2 years ago

Wages in UK next year to be at their lowest level since 2006

Firstpost  

The report confirms that wages have stagnated in Britain even as inflation hits double digits, sparking the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades New Delhi: The average British worker’s pay in 2023 is expected to fall back to 2006 levels once inflation is taken into account. The report further confirms that wages have stagnated in Britain even as inflation hits double …

UK Train Strikes And Energy Hikes Add To Week Of Economic Turmoil
2 years, 3 months ago

UK Train Strikes And Energy Hikes Add To Week Of Economic Turmoil

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — Trains in Britain all but ground to a halt Saturday as coordinated strikes by rail workers added to a week of turmoil caused by soaring energy prices and unfunded tax cuts that roiled financial markets. “We need to get things done in this country more quickly,” Truss said in an unapologetic column for The Sun …

Strikes sweep Britain as soaring inflation savages living standards
2 years, 4 months ago

Strikes sweep Britain as soaring inflation savages living standards

CNN  

London CNN Business — Workers in the United Kingdom have had enough of falling living standards. ‘Demoralizing’ The United Kingdom has “never seen level of disruption across all sectors,” Chiara Benassi, an associate professor in comparative employment relations at King’s College London, told CNN Business. “There’s been the rise in precarious work, so that a growing proportion of workers simply …

Rail workers to stage fresh strikes
2 years, 4 months ago

Rail workers to stage fresh strikes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We want the companies, which are making big profits, …

No Tube: London subway hit by strike, day after rail walkout
2 years, 4 months ago

No Tube: London subway hit by strike, day after rail walkout

Associated Press  

LONDON — A strike by London Underground workers brought the British capital’s transit network to a grinding halt on Friday, a day after a nationwide walkout by railway staff. No subway trains were running on most of London’s Tube lines because of the strike over jobs, pay and pensions by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union, operator Transport …

Tens of thousands of UK workers strike as inflation crushes wages
2 years, 4 months ago

Tens of thousands of UK workers strike as inflation crushes wages

Al Jazeera  

Rail, mail and dock workers are launching strikes in vast numbers as UK inflation erodes the value of their wages. Britain’s rail, mail and dock workers are launching strikes in vast numbers as 40-year-high inflation erodes the value of wages at a record pace. “This record fall in real wages demonstrates the vital need for unions like Unite to defend …

Just 1 in 5 trains to be left running as rail workers begin days of strikes
2 years, 4 months ago

Just 1 in 5 trains to be left running as rail workers begin days of strikes

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Just one in five trains across Great Britain are expected to …

UK workers take biggest hit to real wages since records began
2 years, 4 months ago

UK workers take biggest hit to real wages since records began

CNN  

London CNN Business — UK workers have suffered the biggest dropin their spending power in more than 20 years as prices keep soaring. Average real wages — which account for inflation — fell by 3% between April and June compared with the same period last year, according to data from the Office for National Statistics published Tuesday. Excluding bonuses, it …

UK rail strike: Train stations sit empty as Britons choose to work from home
2 years, 5 months ago

UK rail strike: Train stations sit empty as Britons choose to work from home

Daily Mail  

Train stations across Britain were left deserted today as commuters chose to work from home during the rail strikes and experts said industrial action was becoming less effective - despite it crippling services again. GLASGOW: Passengers make their way through Glasgow Central station this morning amid the nationwide RMT strike LONDON WATERLOO: People read an electronic board at London Waterloo …

UK gives below-inflation pay rises for public-sector workers
2 years, 5 months ago

UK gives below-inflation pay rises for public-sector workers

Al Jazeera  

Millions of workers – including police, doctors and teachers – are to receive below-inflation pay rises as part of a review that comes amid soaring prices and growing industrial unrest. The United Kingdom has announced below-inflation pay rises for millions of workers including police, doctors and teachers as part of a pay review for public-sector staff that comes amid soaring …

Here we go again: Strike snarls UK trains for a third day
2 years, 6 months ago

Here we go again: Strike snarls UK trains for a third day

Associated Press  

LONDON — Train stations were all but deserted across Britain on Saturday, as the third day of a national strike snarled the weekend plans of millions. Train companies said only a fifth of passenger services would run, as about 40,000 cleaners, signalers, maintenance workers and station staff walked off the job in Britain’s biggest and most disruptive railway strike for …

UK inflation rate hits new 40-year high of 9.1%
2 years, 6 months ago

UK inflation rate hits new 40-year high of 9.1%

India TV News  

Highlights Britain's inflation rate hit 9.1% in May, a new 40-year high and up slightly on the previous month The Office for National Statistics said that consumer price inflation rose slightly from 9% in April Millions of people in Britain, like those across Europe, are seeing their cost of living soar UK inflation rate : Britain's inflation rate hit 9.1% …

Inflation hits fresh 40-year high as cost of living crisis deepens
2 years, 6 months ago

Inflation hits fresh 40-year high as cost of living crisis deepens

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Britain’s government is doing all …

UK inflation rate hits new 40-year high of 9.1%
2 years, 6 months ago

UK inflation rate hits new 40-year high of 9.1%

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s inflation rate hit a new 40-year high of 9.1% in the 12 months to May, figures showed Wednesday, as Russia’s war in Ukraine drove food and fuel prices ever higher. Chief economist Grant Fitzner said “continued steep food price rises and record high petrol prices were offset by clothing costs rising by less than this time last …

UK inflation hits 9.1%, the highest rate in the G7
2 years, 6 months ago

UK inflation hits 9.1%, the highest rate in the G7

CNN  

Soaring food prices pushed British consumer price inflation to a 40-year high of 9.1% last month, the highest rate out of the Group of Seven countries and underlining the severity of the cost-of-living crunch. Historical records from the Office for National Statistics show May’s inflation was the highest since March 1982 — and worse is likely to come. “With the …

Revealed: How the salaries of striking railway workers are steaming ahead
2 years, 7 months ago

Revealed: How the salaries of striking railway workers are steaming ahead

The Telegraph  

Railway workers earn wages 70 per cent above the national average, including £13,000 more than nurses, transport chiefs said on Wednesday night amid growing fury at the first national train strike in almost 30 years. Figures released by the Department for Transport showed that last year, the median salary of railway workers was £44,000, about 60 per cent above the …

Union warns of ‘summer of discontent’ on trains as pay fails to rise with inflation
2 years, 7 months ago

Union warns of ‘summer of discontent’ on trains as pay fails to rise with inflation

The Independent  

Rail workers could trigger “a summer of discontent” across Britain unless pay rises match inflation, a union boss has warned. “If the Department for Transport, train operating companies and Network Rail don’t come forward very soon with proposed pay increases, which at least match inflation, a summer of discontent is on the way across our railways.” As well as a …

UK Inflation could rise above 5% next year, Bank of England’s chief economist warns
3 years, 2 months ago

UK Inflation could rise above 5% next year, Bank of England’s chief economist warns

CNN  

London CNN Business — Inflation couldsurge above 5% early next year in the United Kingdom, according to the Bank of England’s top economist,as product and labor shortages continue to hamper the country’s economic recovery. “I would not be shocked — let’s put it that way — if we see an inflation print close to or above 5%,” Huw Pill told …

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