Tuesday 17 May 2022 11:04 AM Grant Shapps warns union leaders over 'hugely damaging' national rail strikes ... trends now
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Grant Shapps has warned rail unions their plans for widespread rail strikes will sit 'very badly' with taxpayers who forked out to save the industry during Covid.
The Transport Secretary questioned why union leaders were seeking 'hugely damaging' and 'self-defeating' industrial action at a time when railways are still recovering from the impact of the pandemic.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union (RMT) are currently balloting more than 40,000 members working across 15 train operators over a possible national rail strike.
The action, over pay, jobs and conditions, could begin as early as next month and would potentially be the 'biggest rail strike in modern history', according to the union.
The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) are also mulling a nationwide rail strike, while Unite has also warned of strike action among its rail workers - including on the London Underground.
It has led to the prospect of Britons being subject to a 'summer of
