Kusukela ehlobo lalo nyaka, abasebenzi abavela kuzo zonke izigaba zokuphila e-UK bavame ukungena esitelekeni ukuze balwele ukunyuswa kwamaholo.Ngemuva kokungena ngoDisemba kube neziteleka ezingakaze zibonwe.Ngokombiko we-website yeBritish “Times” mhla ziyisi-6, babalelwa ku-40,000 abasebenzi bakwaloliwe abazoteleka ngoDisemba 13, 14, 16, 17 futhi kusukela olwandulela uKhisimusi kuya kuDisemba 27, kanti uxhaxha lwezitimela selucishe luvalwe ngokuphelele.

Ngokusho kweBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), izinga lokwehla kwamandla emali e-UK selifinyelele ku-11%, futhi izindleko zokuphila zabantu zinyukile, okuholele ekutheni kube neziteleka ezivamile ezimbonini eziningi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule.Inyunyana iBritish Railways, Maritime and Transport Workers National Union (RMT) imemezele ngoMsombuluko (December) kusihlwa ukuthi kulindeleke ukuthi abasebenzi bakaloliwe ababalelwa ku-40,000 eNetwork Rail kanye nezinkampani zezitimela bahlele ukuqala ngo-6 ntambama ngosuku olwandulela uKhisimusi (December 24). ).Kusukela manje kuqhubeke, kuzokwenziwa isiteleka esiyizinsuku ezi-4 kuze kube umhla zingama-27, ukuze kuzanywe amaholo kanye nezinzuzo ezingcono.

Bese, kuzoba nokuphazamiseka kwethrafikhi ezinsukwini zangaphambi nangemuva kwesiteleka.I-RMT ithe lokhu ngaphezu kwesiteleka sabasebenzi bakwaloliwe esivele simenyezelwe nesiqale ngesonto elizayo.Phambilini, iTransportation Employees Association (TSSA) yamemezela ngoDisemba 2 ukuthi abasebenzi bakwaloliwe bazoba neziteleka ezine ezithatha amahora angu-48: Disemba 13-14, Disemba 16-17, noJanuwari 3-4 ngonyaka ozayo.NgeSonto nangoJanuwari 6-7.Isiteleka sikajantshi sichazwe njengesicekeleke phansi kunazo zonke eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-30.

Ngokwemibiko, kusukela ngoDisemba izinyunyana eziningi ziqhubekile nokuhola isiteleka sabasebenzi bezitimela, kanti abasebenzi besitimela i-Eurostar nabo bazoteleka izinsuku ezimbalwa.I-RMT imemezele ngesonto eledlule ukuthi abasebenzi bakwaloliwe abangaphezu kuka-40,000 bazokwethula iziteleka eziningana.Kulandela isiteleka sikaKhisimusi, umzuliswano olandelayo uzoba ngoJanuwari wonyaka ozayo.Nginovalo lokuthi abagibeli nezimpahla ezithwala impahla nazo zizothinteka ngesikhathi samaholide kaNcibijane.

UMaersk uthe isiteleka sizoholela ekuphazamisekeni okubi kwawo wonke umzila wezitimela waseBrithani.Isebenzisana eduze nabaphathi besitimela nsuku zonke ukuze baqonde umthelela wesiteleka ekusebenzeni phakathi nezwe nokwazisa amakhasimende ngoshintsho lweshejuli kanye nezinsizakalo zokukhansela ngesikhathi esifanele.Ukuze kuncishiswe ukuphazamiseka kumakhasimende, amakhasimende ayelulekwa ukuthi ahlele kusenesikhathi ukuze anciphise umthelela ekugelezeni kwempahla engenayo.

Kodwa-ke, umkhakha wezitimela akuyona yodwa imboni ebhekene nesiteleka e-UK njengamanje, ne-Union of Public Services (Unison, Unite kanye ne-GMB) imemezele ngomhlaka-30 ngenyanga edlule ukuthi abasebenzi bama-ambulensi bavotela isenzo sezimboni, bangase baqalise shaya ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi.Ezinyangeni ezedlule, kube namagagasi eziteleka kwezemfundo yaseBrithani, izinsizakalo zeposi nezinye izimboni.Abathwali bempahla abangu-360 esikhumulweni sezindiza iHeathrow Airport (Heathrow Airport) eLondon nabo bazoteleka amahora angu-72 kusukela ngoDisemba 16. Amabhawa nezindawo zokudlela zithi isiteleka sabasebenzi bakwaloliwe ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi sizolilimaza kakhulu ibhizinisi labo.