{"id":138862,"date":"2019-12-02T01:35:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T22:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7744675\/Rail-commuters-braced-Mayhem-Monday-27-day-train-strike.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ito=1490&amp;ns_campaign=1490"},"modified":"2019-12-02T01:35:16","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T22:35:16","slug":"rail-commuters-are-braced-for-mayhem-monday-with-27-day-train-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/so\/rail-commuters-are-braced-for-mayhem-monday-with-27-day-train-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Rail commuters are braced for Mayhem Monday with 27-day train strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Hundreds of thousands of commuters face a month of chaos as union barons launch the longest strike in the history of British railways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The unprecedented 27-day action will see 850 services cancelled every day on South Western Railway (SWR), one of the country\u2019s busiest operators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will cause misery for an estimated 16million passengers at one of the busiest times of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">SWR runs 1,850 trains a day across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/london\/index.html\" id=\"mol-7f6d6e40-1487-11ea-8aec-2b390d3658a0\">London<\/a>, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset and Devon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-35a77a7be445607d\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rail-commuters-are-braced-for-mayhem-monday-with-27-day-train-strike-1.jpg\" height=\"568\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The RMT walkout to cause chaos in London, Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset. Major engineering works this Christmas in London, the South East and Liverpool are set to lead to fresh misery\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-35a77a7be445607d\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rail-commuters-are-braced-for-mayhem-monday-with-27-day-train-strike-1.jpg\" height=\"568\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The RMT walkout to cause chaos in London, Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset. Major engineering works this Christmas in London, the South East and Liverpool are set to lead to fresh misery\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The RMT walkout to cause chaos in London, Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset. Major engineering works this Christmas in London, the South East and Liverpool are set to lead to fresh misery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8f876529fea99e22\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rail-commuters-are-braced-for-mayhem-monday-with-27-day-train-strike-2.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Crowds building up due to a reduced service because of an earlier strike by RMT staff on SW Railway Trains in June this year\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8f876529fea99e22\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rail-commuters-are-braced-for-mayhem-monday-with-27-day-train-strike-2.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Crowds building up due to a reduced service because of an earlier strike by RMT staff on SW Railway Trains in June this year\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Crowds building up due to a reduced service because of an earlier strike by RMT staff on SW Railway Trains in June this year&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It serves London Waterloo, Britain\u2019s busiest station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Commuters have been warned to brace themselves for chaos. Key services will be reduced in frequency, some replaced with buses and others cancelled entirely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The RMT has amassed a \u00a342million war chest to help the 800 train guards taking part in the walkout, which is being held over the threat of driver-only trains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Some guards could be supported with one-off payments of \u00a31,700 to \u00a32,000, it has been claimed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-27665270c55a4b1b\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rail-commuters-are-braced-for-mayhem-monday-with-27-day-train-strike-3.jpg\" height=\"401\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Workers on South Western Railway are set to strike for 27 days in December (file picture)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-27665270c55a4b1b\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rail-commuters-are-braced-for-mayhem-monday-with-27-day-train-strike-3.jpg\" height=\"401\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Workers on South Western Railway are set to strike for 27 days in December (file picture)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Workers on South Western Railway are set to strike for 27 days in December (file picture)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Many of the ringleaders have close links to Jeremy Corbyn. They include the RMT\u2019s Wessex regional officer, Mick Tosh, who says he has known the Labour leader for 25 years. In all, the RMT has donated \u00a3130,700 to Labour since 2016, according to the union\u2019s accounts. Last month Labour vowed to fulfil the RMT\u2019s demands by scrapping driver-only trains and putting a guard on every service in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They are also being supported by Labour\u2019s transport spokesman, Andy McDonald, a close Corbyn ally, who said yesterday that he would have \u2018no difficulty whatsoever\u2019 joining SWR workers on the picket line.<\/p>\n<div class=\"art-ins mol-factbox news floatRHS\" data-version=\"2\" id=\"mol-20aaa950-1486-11ea-b26a-d91d0ab55dc8\" data-permabox-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7744675\/Rail-commuters-braced-Mayhem-Monday-27-day-train-strike.html\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">How major works will affect Christmas plans&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The worst-hit stations will be in London, the South East and Liverpool, where major work is being completed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Here is the list of stations affected and the dates on which disruption will hit passengers:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Ashford<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>&#8211;&nbsp; No Southeastern Highspeed and Eurostar trains from December 26 to 29<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Clapham Junction<\/span> &#8211; All routes to London Victoria closed from December 25 to December 31&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Liverpool Lime Street<\/span> &#8211; Reduced services to and from the station, with many trains on diversions<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">London Euston<\/span> &#8211; Reduced service on most routes&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">London King&#8217;s Cross<\/span> &#8211; Limited trains on December 27<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">London Liverpool Street<\/span> &#8211; Lines closed over the Christmas period&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">London Paddington<\/span> &#8211; Closed between December 24 and 27 in addition to the usual Christmas and Boxing Day closures&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">London St Pancras International<\/span> &#8211; Reduced services and buses between Bedford and Kettering&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">London Victoria<\/span> &#8211; No journeys to Clapham Junction from Christmas to New Year&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Stratford,<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"mol-style-bold\">East London<\/span> &#8211; Journeys to the City closed over the Christmas period<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Guards will strike every day this month except for December 12 \u2013 the day of the election \u2013 and Christmas Day and Boxing Day, when trains don\u2019t run anyway. Central to the row are fears over SWR\u2019s new fleet of 90 Aventra commuter trains. Guards argue that drivers will be given sole responsibility for closing doors and dispatching the new trains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">SWR had promised to keep the guards on trains by moving them to customer-facing roles \u2013 but the RMT says this poses a safety risk to passengers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This is despite assurances from the rail watchdog that driver-only controls are safe. A \u2018verbal agreement\u2019 was made to call off the strike after two days of talks last week. But the deal was rejected by the union\u2019s ruling executive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">SWR has published an emergency timetable for December. It shows that 1,000 out of 1,850 weekday trains are expected to run. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: \u2018RMT is angry and frustrated that a set of proposals that would have guaranteed the safety critical role of the guard have been kicked back in our faces.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">An SWR spokesman said: \u2018We have done everything we can and more to meet the RMT\u2019s outdated demands with our promise of a guard on every train and a safety critical role for that guard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018What we are not prepared to compromise on is the much-needed modernisation of the service with improved performance, safety and customer service that our new fleet of trains will deliver.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris said: \u2018This strike from the militant RMT is a taste of things to come if Corbyn takes power.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-larger mol-style-bold\">A terrifying glimpse of Corbynomics: rail strike is a chilling reminder of how UK could look under Jeremy Corbyn, writes LEO MCKINSTRY&nbsp;<span class=\"mol-style-italic\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Commuters stranded on strike-hit railway stations this morning will be furious. As victims of yet another stoppage by train drivers \u2013 this time a time a cynical 27-day walk-out at South Western Railway \u2013 they will vent their anger not just at the overweening greed and obduracy of the RMT union but also at the train companies and the Government for their failure to keep the country moving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">No one should underestimate the misery and frustration this stoppage \u2013 the longest train strike in British history \u2013 will cause, nor the threats to the well-being and livelihoods of individuals affected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Hundreds of thousands of passengers face a restricted timetable between Waterloo and the Home Counties that will last right up until Christmas and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">To make matters worse, last week it was announced that train fares would go up by an average of 2.7 per cent, adding \u00a3100 to the annual travel bill of long-distance commuters. As the commuter campaign group SWR Fightback said: \u2018It illustrates the disdain passengers are held in. For the announcement to come as we are bracing for a month of rail misery adds insult to injury.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e779af48d0749773\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rail-commuters-are-braced-for-mayhem-monday-with-27-day-train-strike-4.jpg\" height=\"397\" width=\"634\" alt=\"To make matters worse, last week it was announced that train fares would go up by an average of 2.7 per cent (stock image of someone buying tickets)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e779af48d0749773\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rail-commuters-are-braced-for-mayhem-monday-with-27-day-train-strike-4.jpg\" height=\"397\" width=\"634\" alt=\"To make matters worse, last week it was announced that train fares would go up by an average of 2.7 per cent (stock image of someone buying tickets)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">To make matters worse, last week it was announced that train fares would go up by an average of 2.7 per cent (stock image of someone buying tickets<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The reputation of our railways is in tatters, and angry commuters understandably lay some of the blame on the Government, which quickly needs to sort out the problem in conjunction with the train companies. But the real villain of the piece is the RMT which is behaving \u2013 as always \u2013 with grotesque disregard for passengers. It is also guilty of bare-faced hypocrisy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group floatRHS\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-641046b9fc44987a\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rail-commuters-are-braced-for-mayhem-monday-with-27-day-train-strike-5.jpg\" height=\"474\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s relish for class war and confrontation is matched by a growing mood of militancy in some of our vital public services (Corbyn pictured above in Whitby)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-641046b9fc44987a\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rail-commuters-are-braced-for-mayhem-monday-with-27-day-train-strike-5.jpg\" height=\"474\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s relish for class war and confrontation is matched by a growing mood of militancy in some of our vital public services (Corbyn pictured above in Whitby)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s relish for class war and confrontation is matched by a growing mood of militancy in some of our vital public services (Corbyn pictured above in Whitby)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The walkout is over the union\u2019s concerns with the introduction a fleet of 90 trains in which train guards will lose responsibility for operating the doors, leaving them more time to deal with passengers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The RMT, representing the guards, claims this new arrangement poses a safety risk. Yet it has already agreed to an almost identical change on the Greater Anglia network next year, and to similar conditions on Crossrail, the new line through London, when it finally opens in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the union\u2019s insidious behaviour is not an isolated incident. The truth is that, as the spectre of a hard-Left Labour government looms over Britain, trade unions are beginning to flex their muscles. Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s relish for class war and confrontation is matched by a growing mood of militancy in some of our vital public services. Last week, thousands of lecturers from the University and College Union began an eight-day strike in a row about pensions and pay. Around 60 institutions are estimated to have been affected by the action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And despite a High Court injunction barring a planned postal strike during the General Election, the Communication Workers Union is still planning to paralyse the Royal Mail in a long-running dispute over job security and employment conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In recent days, there have also been walkouts by libraries and museums staff in West Yorkshire, cleaning staff at the Foreign Office, health visitors in Lincolnshire and NHS support staff in Surrey. And the airline pilots\u2019 union is warning of yet more industrial turmoil at British Airways during the festive period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This discontent will dramatically worsen if Corbyn is able to sneak into office. The Labour Party was established at the beginning of the 20th century to represent the trade unions in Parliament. Since then, the relationship between the two wings of the movement has always been close, as reflected in Labour\u2019s reliance on trade union funding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But under Corbyn, Labour has plumbed new depths of subservience through its ideological embrace of irresponsible militancy. The present Labour front bench has never encountered a strike it did not like, never seen a pay claim it did not support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Devoid of any experience in business, the personnel of Corbyn\u2019s team is marinated in the union movement. Corbyn himself was a far-Left organiser for the National Union of Public Employees before he entered Parliament in 1983, and the Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell worked for both the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the TUC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A Corbyn Government would make it much easier for its union allies to mount strikes because it plans to remove many of the constraints that have been imposed on them by successive governments since 1980, such as limits on picketing and requirements to reach a certain turnout in ballots for industrial action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Labour\u2019s manifesto openly boasts that, in office, the party will \u2018remove unnecessary restrictions on industrial action\u2019 and \u2018repeal anti-trade union legislation\u2019, ahead of a drive \u2018to create new rights and freedoms for trade unions\u2019. The scope for mayhem will be made even worse by Labour\u2019s vast programme of nationalisation, which will undermine management, strengthen the unions, and obliterate competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After decades of relative harmony in the workplace, a Corbyn triumph would mean a return to the dark days of the 1970s, when the bullying trade unions held the public to ransom and inflicted colossal damage on the economy. The RMT\u2019s action today could be just the start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of thousands of commuters face a month of chaos as union barons launch the longest strike in the history of British railways. The unprecedented 27-day action will see 850 services cancelled every day on South Western Railway (SWR), one of the country\u2019s busiest operators. 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