RMT Members Vote to Renew Strike Mandate for 6 More Months

A commuter walks past a board informing passengers of this week's rail strike at Saint Pancras train station in London on February 3, 2023. - Railway commuters across England faced travel misery as train drivers staged their second stoppage over pay this week, the latest in a wave of UK industrial action. Millions of people were forced to make alternative travel plans or work from home as the majority of train companies on the country's fragmented network said they were running no services. (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES / AFP) Photo by ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images

Britain’s biggest rail workers’ union said its members have voted to renew its mandate to continue staging strikes for the next six months.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), whose executive committee has rejected the latest offer aimed at resolving a long-running pay dispute, said on Thursday there was overwhelming backing for further strike action across 14 train operating companies.