Strike daily: How Wednesday 4 January’s walkouts will affect you

It may be a new year, but for train travelers the advice will feel tiredly familiar.

On Wednesdaypeople are being urged to only travel again if “absolutely necessary” as services are canceled and disrupted.

Only every fifth train should run.

But not only the railways are affected by strikes.

Some road workers and driving examiners are also taking action as calls for wage increases to keep up with soaring prices mount.

This is my latest daily briefing with lots of useful information.

Workers in Britain’s largest rail union, the RMT, go on strike for four days this week – Tuesday and Wednesdaythen back on Friday and Saturday.

The strikes are part of a longstanding dispute over pay, job security and working conditions.

Many areas will have no trains at all.

Trains that run start later and finish much earlier than usual, with trains usually running between 7:30am and 6:30pm on the days of the strike.

The advice is to avoid taking trains on Wednesday if possible, but if you must travel:

A strike by train drivers in the Aslef union at 15 railway companies is also continuing Thursday in the wage dispute.

It will contribute to major rail disruptions this week Sunday the only non-strike day.

But even then, there may be service disruptions. Because wagons, locomotives and personnel may not be in the right place at the beginning of the day.

If you arrive by road WednesdayThere could also be disruption as some National Highways workers in England go on strike.

The strike involves employees of the control center and traffic officials who deal with the consequences of accidents.

The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union says more than 100 workers are leaving, although National Highways disputes that number and says there are fewer than 20.

National Highways also insists there are “well-rehearsed resilience plans.”

However, motorists were warned that the roads could be busy due to the simultaneous industrial action on the rails.

If you’re hoping to pass your driving test, strikes can also hit you.

Some DVSA driving examiners are on strike as part of a labor dispute by the PCS union over pay, pensions, job security and notice periods.

Wednesdays The measures will affect driving test centers in London, South East England, South West England and Wales.

Industrial action does not affect theory exams, but may affect practical exams.

But not all driving examiners are members of the PCS, so your exam can take place as planned.

If you think your driving test will be affected by the strikes, here’s what you can do:

You can claim expenses if your test is canceled by completing this form.

The full list of testing centers affected by the strike can be found here.

Watch Strikes Make Sense on iPlayer and learn more about why people are on strike and if industrial action works.

Bus drivers in London take up industrial action Wednesday. The affected routes are mainly in south and west London.

Of Wednesday tea timewe will have another strike briefing for you to keep you updated.

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