The strikers are demanding better pay and working conditions. During the strike, only a fifth of the trains are running, creating traffic chaos, especially during the hour. Many public transport passengers stayed at home.
Trains in the seaside city of Brighton are rarely empty in the middle of the day in the summer, but the station was unusually quiet on Wednesday. Trains still ran, but not to all cities, and the number of existing trains was significantly reduced. Some of the striking workers can be found right at the entrance to the train station.
Garry Hassell, secretary of the RMT Brighton branch, said: “We are absolutely convinced that employers cannot continue to live as they have been. Railway companies make huge money for their shareholders, but the employees themselves cannot make ends meet to pay all the bills and eat.”
The average salary in the sector is around £45,000 per year, which is €53,000. For comparison, the average salary of a factory worker is around 19,000 British pounds, which is 22,500 euros per year.
Bill Golf, a member of the Socialist Party of England and Wales, noted: “I am here representing the Socialist Party of England and Wales, I support the ‘RMT’ who are fighting for normal living conditions and normal employment terms.”
If the salaries are not raised, then the strikes will continue, perhaps teachers, doctors, even policemen will join.
In June, “RMT” organized a strike of almost three days paralyzed the railway network operation in Great Britain.
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