UK Business Groups Warn of ‘Incredible’ Damage Caused by Rail Strikes

UK Business Groups Warn of ‘Incredible’ Damage Caused by Rail Strikes
Many services were cancelled due to the rail strike at Central Station, Glasgow, Scotland, on June 21, 2022. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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British business groups have warned that the ongoing rail strikes will cause “incredible” damage to the UK economy as firms brace themselves for serious disruption.

The Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers’ union (RMT) has started a three-day nationwide industrial action. It said it wants to “shut down” the country’s railway network in what union leaders say will amount to the “biggest rail strike in modern history.”