U.K. railways grind to a halt as nationwide strike gets under way

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Only one in five services running after rail chiefs accuse union bosses of overriding negotiators

 

Britain’s railways ground to a halt on Wednesday, causing disruption to millions of commuters, as ministers, union leaders and railway bosses traded angry recriminations over one of the country’s biggest rail strikes in decades.

 

Trains were stationary across most of the country, with only one in five services running overall and regional networks cut off altogether, as 40,000 workers who belong to the RMT rail union walked out. The union’s one-day strike follows three one-day walkouts last month, compounding weeks of chaos at ports and airports.

 

Transport secretary Grant Shapps and Andrew Haines, chief executive of Network Rail, which manages the railway infrastructure, both accused union leaders of overriding negotiators after what they said were real signs of progress towards a deal on pay, job security and working conditions.

 

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Good on 'Mighty' Mick Lynch and the RMT for standing up for workers.