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Trains paralyzed again in UK as unions stage fresh strikes

MP for East Lothian Kenny MacAskill speaks to Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) picket lines at Edinburgh Waverley Station, Scotland, Thursday Aug. 18, 2022. Rail services are set to be severely disrupted as members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union strike in a continuing row over pay, jobs and conditions. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP) A traveller looks at the train departure board at Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A traveller looks at the train departure board at Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Platforms at Waterloo Station are closed as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Security watches empty gates to platforms at Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A member of the union stands at the entrance to Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A train stands next to a deserted platform of Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) MP for East Lothian Kenny MacAskill speaks to Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) picket lines at Edinburgh Waverley Station, Scotland, Thursday Aug. 18, 2022. Rail services are set to be severely disrupted as members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union strike in a continuing row over pay, jobs and conditions. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP) A traveller looks at the train departure board at Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A traveller looks at the train departure board at Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Platforms at Waterloo Station are closed as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Security watches empty gates to platforms at Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A member of the union stands at the entrance to Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A train stands next to a deserted platform of Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) MP for East Lothian Kenny MacAskill speaks to Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) picket lines at Edinburgh Waverley Station, Scotland, Thursday Aug. 18, 2022. Rail services are set to be severely disrupted as members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union strike in a continuing row over pay, jobs and conditions. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP) A traveller looks at the train departure board at Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A traveller looks at the train departure board at Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Platforms at Waterloo Station are closed as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Security watches empty gates to platforms at Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A member of the union stands at the entrance to Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A train stands next to a deserted platform of Waterloo Station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began fresh nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, left, MP for Coventry South Zarah Sultana and General Secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) Mick Lynch, stand on the picket line outside London Euston train station, in London, Thursday Aug. 18, 2022. Rail services are set to be severely disrupted as members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union strike in a continuing row over pay, jobs and conditions. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP) A person walks through a deserted platform at London Euston train station, in London, Thursday Aug. 18, 2022. Rail services are set to be severely disrupted as members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union strike in a continuing row over pay, jobs and conditions. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP) Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), stands on the picket line outside London Euston train station, in London, Thursday Aug. 18, 2022. Rail services are set to be severely disrupted as members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union strike in a continuing row over pay, jobs and conditions. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP) Passengers stand on a deserted London Euston train station, in London, Thursday Aug. 18, 2022. Rail services are set to be severely disrupted as members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union strike in a continuing row over pay, jobs and conditions. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
Trains paralyzed again in UK as unions stage fresh strikes