Striking RMT members attend their picket line (Image: Getty)
Britain ground to a halt again as a fresh round of train strikes forced millions to work from home.
A lengthy dispute over pay, jobs and conditions slashed services yesterday as 20,000 RMT members walked out.
It had a knock-on effect on the roads with queues at the Blackwall Tunnel in Greenwich, South East London.
The RMT will repeat its action tomorrow and the following Saturday.
Meanwhile, train drivers in Aslef at 15 companies are refusing to work overtime between July 31 and August 5. More chaos is expected today with National Rail warning of disruption during and after strike days.
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In some areas only around half of train services will run, while others will have no services at all.
The Rail Delivery Group said the unions will affect the daily commute and “also disrupt families during the summer holidays. We apologise for the inconvenience caused”. It urged people to check before they travel.
The London Underground will also be disrupted next week in a similar union dispute.
Rail workers on picket lines at stations yesterday claimed public support.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “We’ve been on strike for over a year. The issues are the same. They’re attacking our jobs. They’re making redundancies. They’re closing services.”
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He said it was “up to them to invite us back to the table”.
The Department for Transport urged union leaders to put “fair and reasonable offers to their members so this dispute can be resolved”.
However you travel, we face a weekend of traffic hell as millions attempt to make a getaway. Experts estimate 13 million will hit the roads after schools break up today.
But roadworks and strikes are predicted to put the brakes on, with the AA saying 250,000 vehicles will break down.
The RAC’s Rod Dennis said hard-up drivers have “scrimped” on car care. He urged them to take action “to avoid a summer surge of breakdowns”.
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