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Saturday of misery for Christmas shoppers and partygoers amid train strikes

The disruption is likely to increase demand for taxis and buses on the busiest weekend of the year

Manchester Evening News

Rail strikes: passengers face fresh wave of weekend disruption

People urged only to travel if absolutely necessary on last weekend before Christmas

The Guardian - UK

Railway workers continue with 48-hour strike over pay and conditions

Those wishing to travel to be hit by another weekend of public transport chaos, with unions taking industrial union over pay and conditions

Wales Online

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Northern issues guide to travelling over Christmas and New Year... and the advice is basically don't bother

Northern say services are not expected to get back to normal until January 9

Manchester Evening News

Tory advert trying to demonise Labour over strikes runs risk of backfiring

Conservative MPs and strategists question the launch of the attack ad, as polls suggest the public support strikes

The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes: RMT boss Mick Lynch hoping for 'compromise' in next week as fresh talks open

ScotRail has warned passengers to only commute if necessary as Network Rail workers hit the picket line for the second time this week.

Daily Record

The Standard View: A deal on rail strikes would be the greatest Christmas gift for Londoners

At least in Groundhog Day, Bill Murray was able to get into the centre of town to do his job. But as Londoners endure yet another rail strike by RMT members, the city is once again a virtual ghost town.

Evening Standard

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Christmas strikes ‘to cost London £2 billion’

RMT boss Mick Lynch raises hopes of a possible deal

Evening Standard

Hope of train strikes breakthrough with Mick Lynch saying RMT deal is ‘achievable’

An overtime ban will result in fewer trains over the Christmas period

Evening Standard

Fresh strike causes more misery for rail passengers as bitter dispute continues

Talks between the leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), train company employers and Rail Minister Huw Merriman on Thursday failed.

The Independent UK

UK government warned it has five days to stop NHS strikes spreading – as it happened

General secretary of Unite says NHS strike will deepen next week unless ministers undertake ‘serious pay talks’ with health staff

The Guardian - UK

Train strikes: Mick Lynch hoping for 'compromise' in the next week as new talks open

The RMT chief urged rail firms to 'come towards us a little bit' in softer language as new talks open. But a 48-hour strike today has gone ahead - crippling services

Daily Mirror

Train strikes: Every date in December 2022 and January 2023

Widescale walkouts planned for eight dates

The Independent UK

These strikes are telling us something: Britain’s era of low wages may be over

Higher salaries would boost the UK economy and bring us in line with many other rich countries, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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The Guardian - UK

Train strikes resume despite hopes of breakthrough

Second strike of week begins after TSSA union accepts pay deal with Network Rail

The Independent UK

Train strikes: TSSA union accepts National Rail pay deal rejected by RMT

Network Rail offer is ‘significantly better than anything which has been proposed by the train operating companies’ says director

The Independent UK

Train strikes: Every date in December 2022 and January 2023

Widescale walkouts planned for eight dates

Liverpool Echo

This Morning's Vanessa Feltz slammed for Mick Lynch 'dig'

The This Morning guest appeared to suggest Mr Lynch is unwilling to compromise for the rail workers

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The National (Scotland)

Mick Lynch: Scottish nationalist MPs 'closer' to strikers than Keir Starmer

RAIL union boss Mick Lynch has said SNP MPs are “closer" to the RMT's position than Labour as he criticised Keir Starmer’s apparent…

Daily Mirror

Nurses in plea for public support on eve of first ever strike - we're doing this for you

Royal College of Nursing boss Pat Cullen said staff had been backed into a corner over No10’s refusal to boost their paltry pay rises

The Independent UK

Train strikes: Every date in December 2022 and January 2023

Widescale walkouts planned for eight dates

The Independent UK

What the papers say – December 14

Industrial-action figurehead Mick Lynch is losing public sympathy, according to one masthead.

Daily Mirror

Struggling workers suffer worst wage growth in 50 years as Tories refuse pay deals

And as industrial action grows across the country, No10 was accused of deliberately scuppering pay deals to pick a fight with those trying to improve poor wages

Evening Standard

Rail strikes: London braces for next day of travel misery as union warns ‘no deal in sight’

RMT walkout on Wednesday to cause further chaos and hit businesses after severe disruption from industrial action on Tuesday

Daily Mirror

Strike summit blasts government 'picking fight with unions' to hide economic failures

The Mirror this evening hosted a summit of Union bosses in our headquarters to answer questions from readers as thousands of workers prepare to walk out in the coming weeks

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