Britain is set for weeks of rail chaos after union bosses announced strikes on two major overground networks with a planned strike on the London Underground looking increasingly likely to go ahead. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union today announced a five-day strike among engineers at Southern Rail, and a ballot result for action at Northern Rail. Meanwhile, talks aimed at averting a strike by London Underground workers will not resume until Monday, days before a 24-hour stoppage is due to start from Wednesday evening. The union said hundreds of engineers on Southern Rail will strike for five days from July 12, and ban overtime over the weekend of July 10-12 over claims of a 'comprehensive breakdown' in industrial relations.RMT announces five-day strike among engineers at Southern RailFollowing ballot, workers at Northern Rail are set to strike as well24-hour stoppage on Underground due to start Wednesday eveningWorkers are protesting at plans for all night tubes from September
'Southern is a company intensively under the spotlight over its performance at the moment and _ will not have our members left unrewarded as they hit work targets and then face a barrage of attacks on working conditions and procedures.