The Railway, Maritime and Transport Union, which did not accept the wage increase offered in the UK below the inflation figure, announced that they would go on strike on 3, 5 and 7 November.
UK rail workers will go back to work next month due to the ongoing dispute over wage increases.
The Railway, Maritime and Transport Syndicate (RMT), which did not accept the salary increase proposed in the country with 10,1 percent, the highest inflation figure in 40 years, announced that they will go on strike on 3, 5 and 7 November.
Railway workers demand that wages be increased in line with inflation and that working conditions should be improved.
Salary hike negotiations between the union and the rail operator Network Rail have been going on for several months; however, consensus has still not been reached after RMT turned down the proposed 8 percent below inflation increase.
RMT Union General Secretary Mick Lynch said Network Rail has abandoned its promise of a better wage offer, as well as trying to make layoffs and inappropriate changes in staffing.
Union leader Lynch also accused Network Rail of "being dishonest in negotiations".
Railway workers in the country had gone on strike many times in the previous months, and organized the “largest railway and subway workers strike of the last 21 years” on 23-25 and 30 June.
INFLATION IN ENGLAND
Inflation in the UK continued to rise, led by energy and food prices, and reached the highest level of the last 10,1 years, with an annual rate of 40 percent in September.
In the country, over the level of 70% has been seen only 10 times in the last 5 years.
In the UK, double digit inflation was last seen in February 1982 with 10,2 percent. Inflation was recorded as 10,1 percent in July of this year.
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