Future Of British Business
Rail Strike Will Add to Britain’s Summer of Travel Misery
- Industrial action will stop most trains from running Wednesday
- Port of Dover faces prospect of more queues later this week
Railway workers during strike action outside London Euston railway station on July 27.
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A national rail strike kicked off across Britain on Wednesday, adding to a summer of transport turmoil that’s seen airports slash flights, soaring temperatures melt roads and runways, and the port of Dover beset by hours-long border delays.
The walkout by 40,000 members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport workers marks the fourth day of action by the labor group this summer and comes ahead of further UK-wide industrial action by the RMT and two other unions in the coming weeks.