Passengers Face Disruption As Rail Union Strike Hits Waterloo Station

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) in London have gone on strike in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs, and pensions. The strike action has caused disruptions for commuters at Euston and Waterloo train stations, with picket lines forming and passengers facing delays and cancellations.

Updated: 02 Jun 2023 4:00 pm

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Rail, Maritime and Transport union general secretary Mick Lynch, center, joins members of his union on the picket line outside Euston train station, London during their long-running dispute over pay.

Britain Transports Strike | Photo: James Manning/PA via AP

A passenger looks a a monitor at Waterloo train station in London during a strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), in a long-running dispute over jobs and pensions.

Passengers disembark a train at Waterloo train station in London during a strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), in a long-running dispute over jobs and pensions.

People on the concourse at Waterloo train station in London during a strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), in a long-running dispute over jobs and pensions.

Barriers close off part of Waterloo train station in London during a strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), in a long-running dispute over jobs and pensions.

A traveller at Waterloo train station in London during a strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), in a long-running dispute over jobs and pensions.