According to foreign media reports, more than 40,000 railway workers from 14 railway operators in the UK will hold a three-day strike from June 21 after the British government and railway unions failed to negotiate a salary increase.
Britain's largest rail strike in 30 years broke out.
The strikes will be held on the 21st, 23rd and 25th respectively, when 80% of the trains will be suspended.
Traffic in England, Wales and Scotland has been affected since the evening of the 20th.
At present, the United Kingdom is facing severe inflation. The Bank of England, the central bank of England, expects that the inflation rate in the country will reach 11% in the autumn, and prices will rise at the fastest rate in 40 years.
As the cost of living continues to rise, British workers' wages and jobs have not increased but decreased.
Britain's Rail, Maritime and Transport union secretary-general said thousands of jobs were facing redundancies, workers' pensions were cut and real wages were falling.
The union demanded that workers' wages be raised by at least 7% to balance the losses caused by rising prices, but the employers only agreed to increase by up to 3% and insisted on layoffs.
On the evening of the 20th, the last round of negotiations between the two sides failed to reach an agreement.
The British government believes that the excessive wage demands of the unions will not help solve the current inflation woes.
(produced by Liu Peng)
Responsible editor: [Ji Xiang]