Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy suggested she backed unions threatening to bring large parts of the transport system to a halt in a pay dispute later this month.
Members of the RMT at Network Rail and 13 train operators are preparing to walk out on June 21, 23 and 25 in what has been billed as the largest industrial action by rail staff since 1989.
The strike is pencilled in for three days but the disruption is predicted to last for at least six days. RMT and Unite members working for TfL and London Underground will hold a walkout on June 21 in a separate row over jobs and pensions, throwing Tube services into chaos.
Union barons have been accused of holding the country to ransom, with RMT leader Mick Lynch warning that more strikes could follow if the row was not resolved.
But Ms Nandy said rail workers were having to deal with cost of living pressures. Speaking on ITV, she said: "We want to avoid the strikes and we're
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