UK Rail Union Plans Extra December Strikes
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The Biden Administration is breathing a sigh of relief after managing to avert railway strikes last week, but on a parallel track, the UK is on a runaway strike train.
The UK's biggest rail union, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT for short), announced a planned strike action from Christmas Eve until December 27, continuing a long-running battle between the union and an alliance of the rail companies and the UK government. With healthcare and postal workers also planning strikes this yuletide, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is probably dreading a visit from a trio of festive ghosts.
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