UK Rail Workers Resume Strikes

Railway workers across the UK have resumed their strikes.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail and 14 train operators are holding two 48-hour walkouts on Tuesday and Thursday, while drivers in the Aslef union will strike on Thursday.

Nurses, airport staff and postal workers have also joined the action, demanding pay that keeps up with the inflation that has been hitting the country since last year.

Teachers are also due to go on strike in Scotland next week.

As well as teachers, driving instructors, bus drivers, nurses and ambulance services in Scotland are expected to take part in strike action this month.

The unions representing both nurses and ambulance workers in the state-run National Health Service (NHS) have also threatened further stoppages if the government keeps refusing to discuss pay.

In response, ministers drafted 750 military personnel to drive ambulances and perform logistics roles to mitigate the impact of the ambulance strike.