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RMT

14.02.2023

UK union rejects salary offer

The rail union RMT has turned down the latest offers from both Network Rail and most of the passenger train operators in England, some of which provide services in Scotland and Wales.
UK strike

05.01.2023

UK rail service halted due to workers’ strike

The UK is facing turmoil in rail transport as workers from various rail unions have launched a new round of strikes over wage demands.
Strike

02.12.2022

Little sign of consensus ahead of British strike meeting

The new British Minister of Railways, Hugh Merriman, and representatives of the railway companies have scheduled a meeting with RMT Secretary General Mick Lynch this Friday (December 2).
Strike

29.11.2022

UK railway strikes

Mark Harper, the UK government new transport secretary, said the adoption of revised working methods would be required to break the deadlock with unions and resolve the long-running labor dispute.
Strike

29.11.2022

Rail traffic in Austria resumed after 24-hour strike

Rail traffic in Austria resumed on Tuesday. All traffic, including freight trains, came to a halt on Monday due to a railroad strike.
Strike

28.11.2022

Strike to disrupt train traffic in Austria today

Today (November 28) the Austrian Railways are facing a one-day strike. The reason is that the trade unions could not agree with the management of ÖBB to raise the level of wages for the company's employees.
strike

07.11.2022

November British railway strike canceled

The British railroad union RMT has canceled strikes scheduled for 5, 7 and 9 November. The unions announced that they were starting "intensive negotiations" with the infrastructure manager and carriers.
Railway workers

21.10.2022

UK rail workers strike again over wages

The Railroad, Maritime and Transportation Union (RMT) disagreed with the country proposed wage increase, which is not at all in line with the current high rate of inflation, and announced that there would be a strikes on 3, 5 and 7 November.
The strike of Ukrainian railroad workers will lead to a stop of train traffic

15.10.2021

The strike of Ukrainian railroad workers will lead to a stop of train traffic

The "Italian strike" of railway workers will lead to a halt in train traffic. Due to the strike of UZ workers, rolling stock that does not meet all safety requirements may not enter the routes.
Semаf

14.10.2021

Railroad strikes in Spain cost € 1.5 million

Spanish railroad workers, mostly train drivers, are on strike. The SEMAF union went on strike on September 30, 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11 and 12 October, which Sindicato Ferroviario union joined in part.
The union of railway workers of Ukraine announced a pre-strike state

14.09.2021

The union of railway workers of Ukraine announced a pre-strike state

The Free Trade Union of Railway Workers of Ukraine (VPZU) informed the head of government and the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine about the announcement of a pre-strike state at the enterprises of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia.
Pesa for Deutsche Bahn

17.08.2021

Almost 300 freight trains were detained due to a strike of drivers in Germany

The strike of drivers in Germany ended at two in the morning on 13th of August. Łukasz Antczak Agencja Gazeta DB Cargo trains have started to operate, but the impact of the action will be felt for a long time, informs railway magazine Railway Supply, citing Deutsche Bahn.