By Charley Adams BBC News Image source, Getty Images Workers at Network Rail and 14 train operators are to strike for another 2 days in August in a row over tasks, pay and conditions, the RMT union has stated. Members of the union will walk out on 18 and 20 August. The RMT had currently revealed a strike for 27 July, the day priorto the Commonwealth Games opens in Birmingham. It comes after thousands of train operator and Network Rail employees strolled out in a nationwide strike in June – the greatest of its kind in years. Separately, train motorists at 8 rail business have likewise concurred to strike on 30 July in a conflict over pay, union Aslef has stated. During the strikes in August, some 40,000 employees throughout Network Rail are anticipated to walk out. RMT basic secretary Mick Lynch stated the federalgovernment and rail market required to comprehend that the “dispute will not just disappear”, calling for a pay deal which “helps offer with the cost-of-living crisis, task security for our members and supplies great conditions at work”. Mr Lynch informed the BBC’s Today program that union agents had “made some development” with Network Rail on terms surrounding task security and other matters, however included the incomes used were “not great sufficient”. “We have likewise got the issue that the train operating business, which is half of this disagreement [involving] 20,000-plus members, have not made any deal at all.” Mr Lynch stated he thought the public was “right behind us”. “Everybody is getting poorer in this nation and everybody shouldhave a pay increase,” he included. He stated the union was open for talks with rail business and was preparation to satisfy Network Rail managers on Frid
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