{"id":50400,"date":"2022-11-23T14:06:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T14:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=50400"},"modified":"2022-11-23T14:06:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T14:06:33","slug":"strikewatch-new-train-strikes-could-kill-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/strikewatch-new-train-strikes-could-kill-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Strikewatch: new train strikes could kill Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ahead of the festive period, RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch has announced a new series of four 48 hour strikes in the lead-up to and after Christmas. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strikes are scheduled to take place in December from the 13-14 and 16-17, and in January from the 3-4 and 6-7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These strikes come off the back of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/strikewatch-national-rail-strikes-in-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previous strike action<\/a>, where demands are still yet to be met. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-63727438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The BBC<\/a> reported that there are worries that there will be additional disruption on non-strike days &#8220;due to trains not being in the right places.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strike will see around 40,000 railway workers walk out. It could also have a dire effect on the hospitality and entertainment industry during the festive season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hospitality workers are expected to face difficulties getting to work in one of the busiest periods of the year for the industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers are also expected to cancel bookings at pubs and restaurants.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This could cause major financial losses for business owners hoping for their best season since the COVID Christmases of 2020 and 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will add to the pressure of inflation and low consumer disposable income, that comes as a result of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/1234-here-comes-jeremy-hunts-autumn-score\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Autumn Budget <\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although there is currently no strike action scheduled for the week of Christmas, pre-holiday festivities will be affected by the new strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this morning, Lynch stated that he was &#8220;not the Grinch&#8221;, but could he steal Christmas joy from commuters this year once and for all? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI don&#39;t want to be the Grinch.\u201d<br><br>RMT boss Mick Lynch tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattfrei?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mattfrei<\/a> that rail workers are \u201cgenuinely sorry\u201d for any Christmas disruption after announcing eight days of rail strikes in December and January. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xZRE2A1Jz0\">pic.twitter.com\/xZRE2A1Jz0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News\/status\/1595144466179846144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the Voice of London for further updates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Words: Nadya Salie | Subbing:<\/strong> <strong>Yana Trup<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the festive period, RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch has announced a new series of four 48 hour strikes in the lead-up to and after Christmas. 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