Lewisham, Londra, Regno Unito. 23rd giugno 2022. Membri dell'Unione RMT in servizio picket ufficiale fuori dalla stazione di Lewisham il secondo giorno del National Railway Strike. Credit: John Gaffen/Alamy Live News
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23 giugno 2022
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Lewisham Station, Lewisham, London, UK
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On 21 June 2022, the biggest rail strike to occur in the United Kingdom since 1989 commenced after members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) walked out over wages and planned changes to working practices that would involve some redundancies. The strike followed the collapse of discussions between the RMT and several rail companies, and involved around 40, 000 rail workers from Network Rail and 13 train operators; they were also joined by staff from London Underground who staged a 24-hour strike on 21 June. Disruption impacted the entire railway network of the island of Great Britain, with staff of the main train operators in Scotland and Wales, who were not part of the strike, also disrupted as the trains were unable to operate on Network Rail infrastructure. The strike did not impact Northern Ireland. RMT union members voted to strike after their demand for a 7% pay rise was rejected in favour of a 3% offer, and an initial three days of industrial action was scheduled for 21, 23 and 25 June. The action took place against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis in the UK, and was one of a number of disputes involving railway workers, with members of other unions also voting to strike. The situation was complicated when members of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association settled a dispute with Merseyrail by accepting a 7.1% pay rise. The railways were also one of several industries to experience industrial unrest during the summer of 2022, leading to media speculation of a possible "summer of discontent" involving widespread industrial unrest. The strike affected 80% of rail services across England, Scotland and Wales, with services that were running largely restricted to main lines and urban railways. People were urged to make only essential journeys by train on strike days, and many commuters chose to work from home as they had done during the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK Government announced plans to change the law to ensure "mini
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