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‘I don’t want to be the Grinch’, says Mick Lynch as RMT announces December rail strikes
We spoke to the general secretary of the RMT, Mick Lynch, and asked him what he has to say to the millions of families that will be affected by the strikes.
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RMT announce new wave of rail strikes in December and January
There is to be another series of strikes on the railways as the RMT announces eight days of industrial action over mid-December and the start of the new year.
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Truss stands firm on economic policies amid 24-hour rail strike
Pressure is mounting on consumers who will be paying higher energy bills from today.
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Scotland to freeze rent and rail fares to combat cost of living crisis
For some businesses, any promise of help from the new prime minister will already come too late.
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Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham calls for government action after Avanti West Coast cuts rail services
His criticism came after last night’s resignation of Avanti’s Managing Director.
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More UK rail strikes ‘very likely’, RMT says
Don’t travel by train – that was the advice to passengers today as another strike by thousands of rail workers caused widespread disruption to services across the country.
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Government has provoked rail strikes, RMT says
We were joined by the assistant general secretary of the RMT union, John Leach.
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Train chaos: Strikes close half of Britain’s railways
In the latest episode of this summer’s series of rail strikes, half of Britain’s lines were closed today, with only 20 per cent of services running.
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Railways grind to a halt as 5,000 train drivers strike over pay
Another day of strikes on the railway, and another bitter war of words between unions, management and government ministers.
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How rail strikes could disrupt Birmingham Commonwealth games
One city that’s been particularly worried about this rail strike is Birmingham, which is teeing up for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games tomorrow.
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Rail strike: Rail workers walk out over pay dispute, as train drivers announce new strike
As a fourth day of strikes by members of the RMT brought many rail services to a halt, there was news of more disruption next month with the announcement from Aslef that train drivers at nine companies will stage a one-day strike on 13 August. Passengers today were advised not to travel because only around…
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Rail strikes are ‘crisis entirely of UK government’s making’, says Scottish Labour leader
We spoke to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.
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Rail strikes: RMT union refuses to rule out further strikes
The RMT union has threatened further strikes as a third day of industrial action brought the rail network to a halt in many parts of the country – causing huge headaches for tourism and entertainment venues.
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Staff at UK’s busiest airport vote to strike – as rail services see second day of action
Only a fraction of trains were running – and huge areas of the country were left without rail services, as staff walked out on a second day of action.
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Russia warns Lithuania of ‘serious’ consequences over rail blockade
Russia has demanded that Lithuania lift its ban on the transit of sanctioned goods by road and rail to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad – threatening “serious and sensitive consequences” for the Lithuanian people if it doesn’t.