Tube strikes that would have crippled services all week called off: The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) previously rejected a below-inflation pay rise ...
mylondon.news/news/transport/london-underground-tube-strikes-suspended-28405998
Train delays to 'get worse' in next five years, leaked report claims: The report said funding for Network Rail would not let it 'operate ...
metro.co.uk/2023/04/18/train-delays-to-get-worse-in-next-five-years-leaked-report-claims-18629325/
Strikes on course to expand and escalate this year without compromises: Sky's Paul Kelso spends the day talking to key figures behind many of the public sector ...
news.sky.com/story/strikes-on-course-to-expand-and-escalate-this-year-without-compromises-12800825
'One pay cheque away from homelessness': Striking workers tell their stories
news.sky.com/story/one-pay-cheque-away-from-homelessness-striking-workers-tell-their-stories-12800875
Rail workers warned there is 'not a bottomless pit of money' as strikes continue - but RMT boss Mick Lynch says union's proposals are ...
news.sky.com/story/rail-workers-warned-there-is-not-a-bottomless-pit-of-money-as-strikes-continue-but-rmt-boss-mick-lynch-says-unions-proposals-are-modest-12778854
British rail workers start new year with week-long strike: British rail workers kicked off the new year with a week-long strike on Tuesday ...
reuters.com/world/uk/british-rail-workers-start-new-year-with-week-long-strike-2023-01-03/
UK rail workers resume strike action as negotiations stall again: More sectors to join industrial action as workers demand a living wage that allows them to cope ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/3/train-strikes-restart-in-the-uk-as-pay-stalemate-continues
Rail strikes to go ahead this week as RMT members reject offer: Rail strikes planned for later this week will go ahead as union members have voted to reject an ...
news.sky.com/story/rail-strikes-to-go-ahead-this-week-as-rmt-members-reject-offer-12766959
Quick Glance: UPDATED: How strikes will affect Christmas travel between France and the United Kingdom
- The RMT union in the United Kingdom will likewise go on strike from December 24th to December 27th.
- Border guards from the Public and Commercial Services union have called a strike at Heathrow (Terminals 2, 3, 4, and 5), Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, and Cardiff airports from December 23rd to December 31st, with the exception of December 27th.
- French rail workers are also on strike from Friday, December 23rd to Monday, December 26th, and SNCF reports that just two out of every five normal services will run on those days, with cancellations concentrated on high-speed TGV lines.
Are Britain’s striking public sector workers underpaid? : FT analysis shows that many key occupations have seen their pay squeezed over the past decade
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‘I’m not the Grinch’: Mick Lynch defends Christmas rail strikes as talks called: Work and pensions secretary lashes out at striking workers, saying they are ...
theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/23/ministers-talks-rail-union-leaders-christmas-strikes
Thousands of workers in the UK to walk out over pay and conditions: UK government faces renewed headwinds in 2023 as thousands of workers rally behind national ...
euronews.com/2023/01/04/uk-government-faces-headwinds-as-thousands-of-workers-take-fresh-industrial-action
How much train fares will rise as major rail announcement comes on Wednesday: Although rail fares are set to increase, it reportedly won't be by the 13% ...
chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news/train-tickets-rail-travel-transport-24774749
Workers across the UK go on strike as cost of living keeps rising: Workers at the UK’s largest container port are set to walk out, joining thousands of other ...
euronews.com/2022/08/21/thousands-of-workers-across-the-uk-go-on-strike-as-cost-of-living-keeps-rising
Mick Lynch: We’re standing up for fair pay, it’s no wonder the public support our strikes
inews.co.uk/opinion/mick-lynch-fair-pay-strikes-1744756
Britain's trains disrupted in second widespread rail strike in a week: Around 5,000 train drivers across almost a quarter of Britain's rail network went on ...
reuters.com/world/uk/britains-trains-disrupted-second-widespread-rail-strike-week-2022-07-30/
Britain endured a summer of strikes amid cost of living crisis: Tens of thousands of rail workers are staging more strikes from Thursday, in the biggest ...
euronews.com/2022/08/18/britain-endures-a-summer-of-strikes-amid-soaring-inflation-and-cost-of-living-crisis
Unions issue threat of UK general strike as rail crisis grows: Aslef members voted for action in August, while the RMT chief, Mick Lynch, is calling for a ...
theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/27/train-drivers-vote-for-fresh-strikes-as-disruptions-hit-britains-rail-network
Ministers under pressure to spare London commuters from massive fare rise: Fears of biggest rise in rail fares in a generation
standard.co.uk/news/politics/ministers-pressure-rail-fares-biggest-rise-in-generation-b1015254.html
Govt reassures commuters next year's rail fares rise will be below inflation rate
cityam.com/govt-reassures-commuters-next-years-rail-fares-rise-will-be-below-inflation-rate/
National rail strikes ‘the fight of our lifetime,’ Mick Lynch tells RMT conference
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/national-rail-strikes-fight-our-lifetime-mick-lynch-tells-rmt-conference
New strike chaos as teachers and NHS staff warn of action over pay: Rail unions set to walk out on Tuesday, as clashes loom over public sector pay offers falling ...
theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/18/strike-chaoes-teachers-nhs-staff-action-pay-rail-unions
Rail services crippled as 40,000 RMT members walk out for second day: Government accused of putting obstacles in the way of negotiations between Network Rail and ...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/rail-services-crippled-as-40000-rmt-members-walk-out-for-second-day
PM set to call for 'sensible compromise' to shield passengers from rail chaos amid strikes
inews.co.uk/news/pm-set-to-call-for-sensible-compromise-to-shield-passengers-from-rail-chaos-amid-strikes-1697188
Rail unions tell ministers to resolve dispute or ‘get out the way’
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/rail-unions-urge-ministers-to-resolve-dispute-or-get-out-the-way
Quick Glance: Oxford will be rocked by train strikes once more.
- Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members at railway companies and Network Rail will strike for 24 hours on July 27. Members of the Union went on strike for three days last month, disrupting services throughout the county.
- Union leaders made the announcement after rejecting Network Rail's new "paltry" offer.
- "We"ve made progress on mandatory redundancies, but Network Rail is still trying to make our members poorer when we"ve won double what they're offering with other rail operators."
Boris Johnson warned against ‘race to bottom on pay’ as rail strikes hit millions of travellers
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rail-strikes-johnson-tuc-ogrady-b2106257.html
U.K. Train Strike Expected to Cause Transit Chaos: Tens of millions of Britons will find traveling difficult or impossible during the biggest walkout in decades ...
nytimes.com/2022/06/21/world/europe/uk-train-strike.html
Quick Glance: Explanation of today's rail strikes and how they will affect you
- Members of the Rail and Maritime Transport Workers Union called and voted for the strike, which will see personnel from Network Rail and 13 railway companies walk out.
- According to Network Rail CEO Andrew Haines, "travel habits have changed and the railway must change as well."
- The operator claims it is unable to provide rail services on days when there is strike action.
- Passengers have been advised not to travel on strike days unless absolutely necessary.
Rail strikes: travel disruption across UK as fallout continues: Transport bosses say services will be disrupted throughout the week after mass industrial action ...
theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/22/rail-strikes-travel-disruption-across-uk-fallout-continues
Rail strike: PM calls for 'sensible compromise' over pay to end dispute: High pay demands make it "incredibly difficult" to curb inflation, Boris Johnson will ...
bbc.com/news/uk-61874811
No. 10 promises pensioners income rise as it urges worker ‘restraint’: Treasury minister Simon Clarke confirmed the triple lock, suspended in the pandemic ...
metro.co.uk/2022/06/22/no-10-promises-pensioners-income-rise-as-it-urges-worker-restraint-16868961/
U.K. rail strike brings transit chaos, unions clash with Boris Johnson: Britain was hit by the biggest rail strike in 30 years on Tuesday, with major disruption ...
nbcnews.com/news/world/uk-rail-strike-transit-chaos-unions-rcna34474
Rail strikes: How much are public sector workers paid – and how do recent pay deals compare to what train staff want?
news.sky.com/story/rail-strikes-how-much-are-public-sector-workers-paid-and-how-do-recent-pay-deals-compare-to-what-train-staff-want-12638506
Inflation recently hit double digits for the first time since the early 1980s. Everything is shooting up in price and rail fares are no different - https://bit.ly/3wfdwFY
Strikes 'likely' to go ahead minister says as he warns public to prepare for 'substantial disruption'
news.sky.com/story/strikes-likely-to-go-ahead-minister-says-as-he-warns-public-to-prepare-for-substantial-disruption-12637170
Striking RMT union’s Mick Lynch tells Grant Shapps to ‘get on with his job’: Union boss says transport secretary should ‘tone down the rhetoric’ and make effort ...
theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/25/rmt-union-mick-lynch-grant-shapps-rail-strikes
Another union announces rail strikes as travel chaos looms: Thousands of staff at seven rail operating firms to walk out on 18 and 20 August, TSSA says
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rail-stike-union-tssa-b2130861.html
Rail strikes live: Last-ditch talks to prevent strikes on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
news.sky.com/story/rail-strikes-live-last-ditch-talks-to-prevent-strikes-on-tuesday-thursday-and-saturday-12637169
Challenging time for many in Stroud: I HELD a cost-of-living surgery in Berkeley last week so that people could come and discuss their concerns as we battle ...
stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/20225113.challenging-time-many-stroud/
UK Gears Up For Biggest Rail Strike Over Pay in Decades| All You Need To Know: The UK is gearing up for its biggest rail strike over pay in 30 years after ...
india.com/news/world/uk-gears-up-for-biggest-rail-strike-over-pay-in-decades-all-you-need-to-know-5465645/
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