40,000 rail workers have begun a series of strikes designed to cripple Britain’s transport system over the Christmas period. Unions are holding out for steeper pay hikes as UK inflation is running above 11%. The RMT is also at odds with train companies and the government over proposed reforms to the rail network. Speaking to Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden and Tom Mackenzie, the RMT's Assistant General Secretary John Leach said a deal is a long way off.
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