UK railway workers to strike in May after rejecting latest pay offer

FILE PHOTO-A train crosses the river Thames at sunrise as British railway workers strike over pay and conditions, in Richmond, London, Britain, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) -Thousands of railway workers in Britain will go on strike on May 13 after the RMT trade union rejected the latest pay offer by train companies, an escalation in a long-running dispute that has caused disruptive strikes since last summer.

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said on Thursday it received a clarification from train operators that meant a first-year payment of 5% would only be effective if the RMT held no further strikes.