By Tom Espiner Business pressreporter, BBC News Image source, Reuters Image caption, Train services throughout the UK were cancelled last month as a outcome of rail strikes Railway employees are to phase a one-day strike on 27 July as part of an continuous disagreement over pay, tasks and conditions, the RMT union states. It comes after thousands of train operator and Network Rail employees strolled out throughout nationwide strike action in June. The strikes triggered disturbance for millions of commuters. Earlier this week, Network Rail made employees a fresh pay deal it stated was worth more than 5%. But the deal depended on employees accepting “modernising reforms”. RMT leaders declined the brand-new deal from Network Rail, explaining it as “paltry”. The union likewise stated it would seekadvicefrom other unions with mandates for strike action in the coming days. RMT basic secretary Mick Lynch stated Network Rail’s deal would imply a genuine terms pay cut for employees, and RMT members would have to concur to “drastic modifications” in their working lives. “The train operating business stay persistent and are refusing to make any brand-new deal which offers with task security and pay,” he included. He stated the disagreement will continue “for as long as it takes, upuntil we get a workedout settlement” But Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines stated the union statement was “incredibly discouraging” – “even more so” provided the union hadn’t put the newest pay deal to members. Mr Haines included that the strikes “have plainly been developed to interferewith viewers heading to the opening of
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