Another day of strike has paralyzed rail traffic in the UK

Trains at a standstill in Ashford station in Kent in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2023. AP - Gareth Fuller

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In the UK, the transport strike continues with record disruption for trains on Friday 3 February.

A situation that has repercussions on users, but more generally on the way to go or, precisely, not to go, to work. 

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No service was provided yesterday in London for all major suburban lines.

While the other lines ended their service at 7 p.m.

So there were a lot of people on the buses, and a lot of traffic jams, reports our correspondent in London,

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Many Londoners had therefore chosen to pay the “congestion charge”, this automatic toll of 15 pounds for all vehicles wishing to enter central London.

Toll which will also extend to greater London at the end of the year. 

Since last year's strikes, TfL (Transport for London) has taken the lead in advising people to ' 

 '.

A government-backed initiative that makes working from home easier.

This is the second walkout by railway workers in three days in the UK.

On Wednesday, they had participated alongside teachers and public officials in the largest strike in a decade in the country.

Wage increase in the face of inflation

The Aslef and RMT unions, which called for Friday's strike, are demanding an increase in railway workers' wages and better working conditions as the country is weighed down by inflation that has been stuck at more than 10% for months.

Social movements are multiplying in all sectors in the United Kingdom in the face of the cost of living crisis.

Next Monday, the nurses will be on strike again, after stopping work in December for the first time in their history.

These movements, on an unprecedented scale since the 1980s under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, have met with relative public support, especially in the health sectors, but the Conservative government remains clinging to a firm position and wants to legislate to limit the strike right.

In a Thursday night interview with TalkTV, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he " 

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" into the NHS, the public health service, despite the crisis.

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