A view of a station during a railway workers' strike, London, UK, July 27, 2022. /AFP
英国国家统计局7月20日公布的数据展现，英国6月消耗者价指数同比上升9.4%，再创40年来新高啦。这无疑加重了英国民众的生涯压力啦。
一位月前，英国才发动了30年来最大片的铁路歇工行-动啦。可是，一波未平一波又起！
当地时刻7月27日， 因工做职位.薪酬和工做条件等争议未能处置，英国天下铁路.海运和运输工人-工会按谋划再次举行歇工，4万多名铁路职工和14家火车经-营公司参与，致使天下惟有20%的火车经-营，一些地域当天甚至无火车经-营啦。
只管“欧洲之星呢”的职员有无参与歇工行-动，可是通行于英法海底隧道的列车照旧遭到涉及而减少了班次，惟有伦敦地铁和民众汽车跟平时一样运转啦。
Around 40,000 British railway workers staged a walkout on Wednesday, a month after the largest strike in 30 years as the UK battles its worst cost-of-living crisis in decades.
The nationwide walkout over pay and conditions brought the rail network to a virtual standstill with only one in five trains running and caused major disruption to rush-hour commuters as many simply stayed at home. With inflation at a 40-year high and set to worsen, the cost-of-living crisis presents a major challenge to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, who are vying to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a leadership contest.
London underground trains and buses ran as normal, but Eurostar reduced the number of trains through the Channel Tunnel as a knock-on effect, despite its staff not joining the walkout.
英国铁路.海事及运输工会秘书长米克·林奇表现，歇工是与十分有必-要的，由于薪资调涨赶不上英国通货膨胀飙升的速率啦。现在，英国通胀率达9.4%，而且还将连续上升啦。
林奇说“英国铁路网公司并有无改善职员的酬劳，铁路公司也有无供应任何新的计划啦。呢”
最终，林奇重伸“政-局必-要终止干预这次争端，（惟有这样）雇主才会和咋们协商处置疑啦。呢”
Mick Lynch, general secretary of the RMT rail union, argues strikes are necessary as wages have failed to keep pace with UK inflation, currently at 9.4 percent and on course to keep rising.
"Network Rail have not made any improvement on their previous pay offer and the train companies have not offered us anything new," Lynch said.
Wednesday's 24-hour strike came after RMT staged a three-day walkout last month, also virtually paralyzing the rail network.
"The government needs to stop their interference in this dispute so the rail employers can come to a negotiated settlement with us," said Lynch.
可是，英国交通大臣格兰特·沙普斯训斥了歇工行-动啦。他表现，工会的做法十分激进啦。该工会未向会员供应有关薪酬谈判的情形，而不过召唤举行更多歇工，这是贪图转移注重力啦。
政-局则敦促工会发导人和铁路公司处置争端，铁路运输处事有为于周四凌晨恢复啦。
可是，据英国媒体当地时刻7月27日报道，因薪酬谈判破碎，英国机车工程师和消防员协会当天宣布于8月13日歇工一天，将有9个公司的火车司机参与啦。
"They don't need to speak to ministers to resolve this because their employers are the people who have the mandate to negotiate this," Transport Minister Grant Shapps told Sky News.
"This is just trying to distract attention," Shapps added.
The government urged union bosses and train operators to resolve the dispute.
Services were expected to resume early Thursday.
The Aslef trade union, which represents train drivers, announced a fresh strike for August 13.
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