Social impactsAs a result of the strikes, 17% of all respondents and 27% of all those who had planned to travel had to cancel/re-arrange social plans or spend less time with their family/friends, or both.
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Generally, if your train is cancelled or rescheduled, you are entitled to a full refund from the firm you were due to travel with for any ticket type, including advance tickets (see how to claim your money back). This includes where the train is cancelled due to strike action.
Tube passengers have been warned to expect “severe disruption” across the London Underground when thousands of station staff go on strike next week.Transport for London said most lines would be “severely affected” by the RMT walkouts next Wednesday and Friday, and some may not be able to open.
Leave as much time as possible during a rail strikeDespite what some operators claim, strike days usually aren't extremely busy (unless there are lots of strike days in a row), so you won't find yourself struggling to board every single train. However, it's a good idea to check where your train starts from.
Generally, if your train is cancelled or rescheduled, you are entitled to a full refund from the firm you were due to travel with for any ticket type, including advance tickets (see how to claim your money back). This includes where the train is cancelled due to strike action.
August 2023. The ASLEF union took action short of a strike which affected some train operators from Monday 31 July to Saturday 5 August and Monday 7 to Saturday 12 August which involved ASLEF members withdrawing from working overtime during this time.
“It would be pretty impactful for the supply chain,” she said. “The backup into ports could reignite acute port congestion that we've seen. The parcel market, like UPS [which relies in part on the rails], you'll have that impacted, as well. There would be a lot of pressure on the truck market.
The schedules are of particular concern with rail workers citing a lack of sick leave, inability to routinely visit the doctor or tend to family emergencies, and weekslong stretches of being on call.