Train strikes and industrial action from airlines are set to continue throughout August after a number of walk-outs took place in June and July.
The events come as part of a series of rows between staff and employers, over pay, redundancies and poor working conditions.
A national train strike caused travel chaos across the UK on Saturday (July 30) as members of the drivers’ union Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) took industrial action.
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Eight train operators were affected with many services cancelled or severely disrupted.
Further rail strikes are set to take place on Thursday, August 18 and Friday, August 20 after railway workers voted overwhelmingly to strike in the ongoing dispute with Network Rail.
Ryanair staff are also set to strike on dates across a huge five-month period.
After walk-outs on dates in June and July, two Spanish Ryanair cabin crew unions, Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) and Sitcpla, have called for a strike that will last five months running from August 8 through to January 7, 2023.
The industrial action will take place every week, from Monday to Thursday, and will last 24 hours, sources from USO told Euronews. However, Ryanair has said it expects minimal disruption in Spain this winter. Among unions' demands is a call for the 11 staff members sacked during recent strikes to be reinstated.
In a statement Ryanair said, "Ryanair has recently reached an agreement with the main Spanish CCOO union on pay, rosters and allowances for its Spanish cabin crew. Recent strikes by USO/SITCPLA have been poorly supported with minimal effect.
"Ryanair has operated over 45,000 flights to/from Spain over the last three months with less than 1% affected by crewing and Ryanair expects minimal (if any) disruption this winter."
The budget airline's rival, easyJet, has also announced further strike action. Its pilots based in Spain will walk out for nine days in August amid a bitter row over pay and working conditions.
On Friday, the SEPLA union said on Friday said it is demanding that the budget airline re-establish pilots' working conditions from before the pandemic. Union bosses also want the airline to provide its pilots with a new multi-year contract deal.
EasyJet said it was aware of an upcoming pilot strike at its bases in Barcelona, Malaga and Palma in Mallorca, Reuters reports. "We are disappointed with this action at this critical time for the industry," the company said in a statement, adding that negotiations with SEPLA are ongoing.
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