State-owned company that manages rail infrastructure in Great Britain
Rail services shape up to be key talking point in Maidenhead as political parties weigh in with views
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LNER partners with Women in Rail on work initiative: The train operator backed the ‘Never Mind The Gap’ initiative, offering work experience and skills for women ...
yorkpress.co.uk/news/24091086.lner-partners-women-rail-work-initiative/
Trains could see fourth round of strikes amid ongoing pay dispute: The Government says a 'fair and reasonable' pay offer is on the table
mylondon.news/news/transport/london-trains-could-see-fourth-27952081
Why we'll have to wait years for Suffolk rail improvements: It will take at least five years - and probably longer - for the government's rail plans to improve ...
ipswichstar.co.uk/news/23835364.wait-years-suffolk-rail-improvements/
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Rail strikes could drag on for five years says train drivers' union chief: 'Four years, five years, whatever it is, to get a resolution to this ...
inews.co.uk/news/rail-strikes-could-drag-onfive-years-train-drivers-union-chief-2384709
Ozzy overwhelmingly tops public poll as New Street bull's new name: The votes have been counted and the result verified – Birmingham New Street’s new bull ...
expressandstar.com/entertainment/2023/06/22/ozzy-overwhelmingly-tops-public-poll-as-new-street-bulls-new-name/
Commonwealth Games bull getting a new name - shortlist in full: People have seven days to vote for their favourite name for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth ...
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/commonwealth-games-raging-bull-getting-27117059
RMT union votes to continue industrial action for another six months: Unions involved in disputes have to re-ballot their members every six months to legally ...
inews.co.uk/news/train-strikes-rmt-another-six-months-2318802
Rail strikes: Hopes of a resolution have been indefinitely delayed: After a year of walkouts and failed talks, the unions, ministers and operators are as far ...
theguardian.com/business/2023/may/28/rail-strikes-hopes-of-a-resolution-have-been-indefinitely-delayed
Network Rail have launched a nationwide competition to give the famous Commonwealth Games bull a permanent new name, with the best names to be put to a public ... Show more
Politics latest: 'Significant blow' if nurses reject pay offer - result of ballot expected today
news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-nursing-union-to-reveal-pay-deal-ballot-result-as-junior-doctors-strike-enters-final-day-12593360
RMT members at Network Rail vote to accept pay deal: Rail workers have voted on a revised pay offer, ending walkouts for some RMT strikers.
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Street artists set to revamp Mansfield Railway Station with student support: A community-based initiative aiming to revitalise Mansfield Railway Station with the ...
chad.co.uk/education/street-artists-set-to-revamp-mansfield-railway-station-with-student-support-4130676
Paid articlePaid RMT strikes on 14 train operators will still go ahead - but union open to talks: The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers' union (RMT) has said planned strike ...
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UK’s RMT Union Halts Network Rail Strike Action After Pay Offer: The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ union of the UK has called off a strike next week ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-08/uk-s-rmt-union-halts-network-rail-strike-action-after-pay-offer
Quick Glance: The UK rail workers union has suspended Network Rail strikes following a new pay offer.
- "The RMT National Executive Committee has taken the decision to suspend all industrial action on Network Rail following receipt of a new offer from the employer," the union said in a statement.
- "We are relieved for our people, passengers and freight customers that industrial action in Network Rail has now been suspended."
- "We look forward to further information on plans for a referendum," Network Rail CEO Andrew Haines said in a statement.
- The latest announcement from Britain's largest railway workers' union follows months of strike action by union members over pay, jobs, and working conditions.
Great British Railways HQ set to be a retrofit in Derby: On Tuesday, Derby was named winner of a competition to house the state-owned railway body that will ...
architectsjournal.co.uk/news/great-british-railways-hq-set-to-be-a-retrofit-in-derby
RMT union rejects latest offers in rail dispute: The union calls the offers from both Network Rail and the train operating companies "dreadful".
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RMT under pressure to give rail workers a vote on pay offer: The RMT union is under pressure to give members a vote on pay offers after a rival union ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/rmt-rail-workers-vote-pay-deal-tssa-rndthkjm9
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Rail safety initiative to be launched following tragic electrocution of 11-year-old schoolboy
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Paid articlePaid Resolving rail disputes would have cost less than strikes, admits minister: Rail minister Huw Merriman told MPs the rail dispute has "ended up costing ...
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Evidence suggests government seeking conflict over rail strike - but a window has still opened for a deal
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Train strikes deal is now just a numbers game: SHORTLY before 7.15am, before the few trains that will run today had rolled out of their depot ...
standard.co.uk/comment/train-strike-deal-rmt-union-network-rail-b1050482.html
Rail workers, Border Force staff and driving examiners resume strike action: Meanwhile, unions are looking at ways to stage further strikes by splitting ballots ...
news.sky.com/story/rail-workers-border-force-staff-and-driving-examiners-resume-strike-action-12775447
Rail workers, Border Force staff and driving examiners resume industrial action - as Wirral bin worker strike called of after pay offer accepted
news.sky.com/story/rail-workers-border-force-staff-and-driving-examiners-resume-industrial-action-as-wirral-bin-worker-strike-called-of-after-pay-offer-accepted-12775447
Strikes to continue to affect Cornwall throughout January: Take part in our poll and let us know how strikes are impacting you
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Train strikes: Network Rail says it is 'on the right path' towards securing deal to stop walkouts
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Pressure grows on rail strikers as engineers earn up to £100,000: Pressure was mounting on the RMT union to accept Network Rail’s latest pay offer after it ...
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Paid articlePaid Mick Lynch: government is deliberately ensuring rail strikes go ahead: RMT union leader says Department for Transport inserted bitterly opposed driver-only ...
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Driving instructors, rail workers and Border Force staff walk out on strike: The Department for Transport said unions need to "get back round the ...
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Rail strikes: Pay deal 'achievable' between train companies and unions, RMT boss Mick Lynch says
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Union leader Mick Lynch defends UK rail strikes over Christmas: Government ‘coordinating attack on working people’ and seeking to ‘ratchet up dispute’, says RMT
theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/06/union-leader-mick-lynch-defends-uk-rail-strikes-over-christmas
RMT members vote to continue strikes and industrial action in long-running pay dispute
standard.co.uk/news/uk/rmt-strikes-industrial-action-vote-result-b1040361.html
Tube and rail workers vote for more strikes in pay row: More travel chaos is on the cards after the union and Network Rail couldn't come to an agreement ...
mylondon.news/news/tube-strike-london-underground-rail-25532087
More rail strikes announced for 3 and 5 November, this time involving train operators
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Rail strikes: Shapps urges RMT to put 8% pay offer to rail workers for vote: The transport secretary called on RMT general secretary Mick Lynch to give members ...
itv.com/news/2022-08-20/rail-strikes-shapps-urges-rmt-to-put-8-pay-offer-to-rail-workers-for-vote
Further rail strikes across Great Britain ‘very likely’, warns RMT chief: On latest day of strikes, Mick Lynch says Network Rail and union members are no closer ...
theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/20/further-rail-strikes-very-likely-warns-rmt-union-leader-mick-lynch
Quick Glance: Rail services are severely limited while the strike action continues.
- Great Western Railways expects rail services to be seriously impacted by industrial action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA), with a considerably curtailed temporary timetable in place.
- Passengers should check before traveling.
- If you can postpone your trip, tickets for travel on Sunday are valid until Tuesday, August 23.
- Despite months of talks aimed at breaking the deadlock, the sides are as far apart as they have ever been in settling the dispute, with mounting union resentment at Transport Secretary Grant Shapps' refusal to get engaged in negotiations.
Rail union boss ‘intervened’ to block revised pay offer being put to a vote: The boss of the RMT union has been accused of kiboshing a fellow union’s vote on the ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/rail-union-boss-intervened-to-block-revised-pay-offer-being-put-to-a-vote-dm6c7tcp6
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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."
GTR workers vote to join national rail strikes
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/gtr-workers-vote-to-join-national-rail-strikes
Train drivers vote to strike in pay dispute, threatening to bring network to standstill again
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There are just a few hours left to vote to help bring the national headquarters of Great British Rail to Derby!
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Britain’s trains grind to a halt in biggest rail strike in 30 years: More than half of Britain's rail network is suspended this week during three days of rail ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/21/britain-rail-strike/
Quick Glance: Striking Tube workers believe the strike is not motivated by money.
- Mr Lynch stated that the union has "major problems" with TfL.
- The railway pension programme is under attack, as is the London Underground pension scheme."
- Mr Lynch stated that he believed Mr Khan had "sympathy for workers" and added, "I don't think he wants to dilute the system or instinctively to attack our workers.
- But in order to get a [bailout] deal I'm afraid what he has done is put our members' terms and conditions and their pension scheme on the altar of something that can be cut."
- But, in order to obtain a [bailout] deal, he has sacrificed our members' terms and conditions and pension scheme on the altar of something that can be cut."
- They are considering removing personnel from the stations.
TSSA rail workers at LNER and c2c vote to go on strike
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/tssa-rail-workers-at-lner-and-c2c-vote-to-go-on-strike
RMT is preparing for an extensive campaign: In an exclusive article, RMT general secretary MICK LYNCH explains the reasons behind the strike ...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/rmt-is-preparing-for-an-extensive-campaign-mick-lynch
A second UK-wide rail strike is set to take place on 30 July.
🚆Train drivers across eight operators who are members of the Aslef union will walk out ... Show more https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/train-strike-rail-dates-when-b2123115.html
Quick Glance: Rail business asks RMT to work toward a resolution in order to avert a strike
- A TRAIN COMPANY has encouraged the RMT union to work together to find "a swift resolution" to a pay dispute in order to prevent a strike that would disrupt rail services across the country.
- Union members at train companies and Network Rail will strike for 24 hours on July 27.
- The RMT went on strike last month, effectively shutting down the UK rail network.
- During three days of industrial action last month, just a skeleton service ran across Sussex, with GTR trains to the west and east of the county cancelled.
STUC youth conference adopts resolution slamming mistreatment of rail workers
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/stuc-youth-conference-adopts-resolution-slamming-mistreatment-of-rail-workers
Royal Mail managers vote to strike as Britain's summer of disruption set to get worse
news.sky.com/story/royal-mail-managers-vote-to-strike-as-britains-summer-of-disruption-set-to-get-worse-12642750
Will there be another tube strike? London Underground workers vote for more industrial action
standard.co.uk/news/uk/will-there-be-another-tube-strike-london-underground-workers-vote-industrial-action-b1008683.html
Fresh travel chaos fears as thousands more rail workers set to vote on strike action
news.sky.com/story/fresh-travel-chaos-fears-as-thousands-more-rail-workers-set-to-vote-on-strike-action-12633859
Councillors to discuss Sandy Lane level crossing motion: CALLS to protect a rail crossing from being closed to vehicles will be listened to at a council meeting ...
oxfordmail.co.uk/news/20271109.councillors-discuss-sandy-lane-level-crossing-motion/
Three more train companies’ staff vote to strike, raising fears of major disruption
theguardian.com/business/2022/jul/06/three-more-train-companies-staff-vote-to-strike-raising-fears-of-major-disruption
Rail workers to bring British network to a halt with three-day strike in June: Workers to strike on 21, 23 and 25 June over possible job cuts at Transport for ...
theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/07/rail-workers-to-stage-three-day-strike-in-june-over-possible-job-losses
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