May Urges U.K. Union to End ‘Appalling’ Strike on Southern Rail
- Tells Labour leader Corbyn to ‘get on the phone’ to union
- Passengers stranded with drivers strike now in its second day
A sign by Southern Rail tells passengers of strike action at Victoria station in London, on Dec. 3, 2016. Hundreds of thousands of British commuters faced travel chaos today as train drivers went on strike in what is expected to be the worst rail disruption in decades. Southern Rail, which runs trains between England's south coast and London, warned of severe disruption as it cancelled all of its 2,284 services after workers launched three days of industrial action. / AFP / Ben STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
Photographer: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty ImagesU.K. Prime Minister Theresa May urged the union representing drivers on Southern Railway to end its “appalling” strike as tens of thousands of commuters were left stranded for a second day.
The plea came as labor union Aslef began talks with the conciliation service Acas in an attempt to resolve the long-running dispute over driver-operated train doors.