WHEREAS, thousands of British railway workers in Britain have staged several strikes this year, including the country's biggest rail strike in decades during the summer, over demands for better pay during a cost-of-living crisis;

WHEREAS, the RMT union will stage further strikes over the next two months in a long-running dispute over pay;

WHEREAS, talks with train operators and Network Rail - which owns and maintains train infrastructure - ended without a resolution;

WHEREAS, the RMT had earlier suspended strikes planned for early November to allow for negotiations but industry bosses failed to offer any new pay deals;

RESOLVED, the UFT stand in solidarity with our labor siblings here and abroad, especially the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers fight, and offer support where possible;

RESOLVED, the UFT educate our members on the labor struggles that face working people in this country and across the globe.