Flag of Great Britain. File photoMOSCOW, Jul 13 British rail workers will go on strike again on July 27 despite a series of concessions offered by major UK rail operator Network Rail, according to a press release posted Wednesday on the Rail, Maritime and UK Transport Union (RMT). It was previously reported that Network Rail introduced a new offer to its 20,000 workers, which included a 4% pay increase this year, a 75% discount on train fares for railway workers and their families , as well as a £650 cash bonus and an additional £250 for those earning less than £24,000 a year. other railway operators, we have won twice as much in some cases,» the words of the Secretary General of RMT are quoted in the statement. Mika Lynch. The press release notes that the strike involving Network Rail workers will take place on Wednesday, July 27 from 2:00 local time and will last 24 hours. Previously on June 21, 23 and 25, about 40,000 Network Rail employees and 13 other railway companies went on strike. It was the biggest railway strike in the UK since 1989, triggered by RMT's disagreement with the railway companies' plans to freeze salary increases and lay off some of them. Negotiations with employers did not lead to results.
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