Rail workers to bring British network to a halt with three-day strike in June

Workers to strike on 21, 23 and 25 June over possible job cuts at Transport for London and national rail network

Rail workers are to strike for three days in late June, in a move that is likely to halt much of the national rail network across Britain for a week.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has told members to prepare to shut down the rail system" with strikes on 21, 23 and 25 June, after a ballot of 40,000 members last month resulted in staff at Network Rail and 13 train operating companies voting overwhelmingly for full-scale industrial action.