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June 10, 2022

Mirror – National rail strike could cost UK economy more than £90million, experts say

The looming national rail strike could cost the UK economy more than £90million a year, say experts.

The RMT has confirmed plans for three days of walk-outs by tens of thousands of rail workers on June 21, 23 and 25 in a dispute over pay.

It comes amid what is threatening to turn into a “summer of discontent” as hundreds of thousands of workers across a raft of sectors gear up for possible industrial action.

Most are demanding a decent pay rise in the face of soaring inflation.

The Centre for Economics and Business Research estimated the planned rail and tube strikes will cause a hit of at least £91million to the UK economy, with London set to suffer the biggest output loss.

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