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What is the Enough is Enough campaign? Group demands action against cost of living crisis

Enough is Enough is backed by RMT general secretary Mick Lynch and Labour MP Zarah Sultana.

Evening Standard

Row breaks out over rail company slashing number of London trains

A furious row has broken out between unions and a rail operator that has slashed its train timetable and suspended ticket sales blaming "severe staff shortages".

Evening Standard

New campaign fighting cost-of-living crisis gains 150,000 members in 24 hours

A CAMPAIGN promising picket lines and rallies across the UK demanding action on the cost-of-living crisis has won more than 150,000 supporters in…

The National (Scotland)

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Rail union chief Mick Lynch says he'd back a general strike over cost-of-living disaster

There has not been a general strike since 1926 and it's thought to be an unlikely prospect. But the RMT's Mick Lynch said 'if they call it we’ll support it, absolutely'

Daily Mirror

Who’s striking and why? From Ryanair to Amazon — what you need to know about London’s summer of chaos

The heatwave isn’t all that’s getting the capital’s workers hot under the collar this August. As barristers and pilots join the rail unions and TfL, Katie Strick looks at the key players — and their reasons why

Evening Standard

BBC dismisses formal complaint over Question Time 'pro-Conservative' bias

THE BBC has dismissed a formal complaint about the host of Question Time intervening on behalf of a Conservative MP to criticise trade unionist Mick…

The National (Scotland)

Who is the man driving UK’s ongoing rail strikes?

RMT trade union leader Mick Lynch captures the imagination of millions struggling in the UK’s cost-of-living crisis.

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Pilots’ union leader Martin Chalk: ‘We don’t take kindly to being told how to do things’

The union’s secretary general, who used to fly superjumbos for British Airways, admires rail counterpart Mick Lynch but is steering his own course in negotiations

The Guardian - UK

TfL bailout remains in limbo as strike threat ‘puts deal talks in danger’

Transport for London bosses and rail unions were at loggerheads on Thursday as the deal to secure the future of London’s transport network remained in limbo.

Evening Standard

TfL boss accuses unions of ‘undermining’ Government bailout talks with strike threat

TfL has accused unions of attempting to “undermine” its bailout negotiations with the Government with further threats of strike action.

Evening Standard

Tube and London Overground staff announce fresh strikes on same day

More misery for passengers as industrial action on 19 August comes amid two 24-hour walkouts by rail operators

The Guardian - UK

August train strikes - what dates are they on and which routes are affected?

August is set to bring more misery for rail passengers with extra train strikes as the summer of discontent shows no signs of altering course

Daily Mirror

Praise be to Mick Lynch, the Brexit arse made good

Yes, he’s a Lexit backer, but also the best spokesman for workers’ rights and leftwing values this century

The Guardian - UK

If education is all about getting a job, the humanities are left just to the rich

Recent utilitarian changes to the priorities of universities do little to foster social equality

The Guardian - UK

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The National (Scotland)

Mick Lynch is coming to speak in Glasgow - here's when to see him

RMT GENERAL secretary Mick Lynch will be a guest speaker at a public meeting in Glasgow.

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer says he sacked MP for making policy 'on the hoof' as Labour war ignites

The decision to sack Shadow Transport Minister Sam Tarry has enraged trade unions and figures on the left of the party, firing up a battle within Labour ranks

The Independent UK

Starmer says he sacked shadow minister for making up policy ‘on the hoof’

Sir Keir faced a backlash from unions and the left-wing of his party over the move to sack Sam Tarry as shadow transport minister.

Manchester Evening News

Sir Keir Starmer faces possible revolt after sacking Angela Rayner's partner Sam Tarry MP for attending strike

Sam Tarry was sacked after attending a rail strike without permission from Labour's headquarters

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The Independent UK

Senior Labour MP backs calls for general strike as Starmer faces open revolt

Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell said ‘whoever has advised Keir Starmer on this, I think he has made a severe mistake’.

The Independent UK

Unions threaten general strike over ‘Victorian’ Tory plans to curb industrial action

‘If Grant Shapps had his way we would all still be in the workhouse,’ union boss says

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer sacks frontbencher for appearing on picket line as fresh rail walkout announced for August

Labour said shadow transport minister Sam Tarry had ‘breached collective responsibility’ by attending a picket line

AFP

Fresh nationwide rail strikes hit UK

London (AFP) - Around 40,000 British railway workers staged a walkout on Wednesday, a month after the largest strike in 30 years as the UK battles its worst cost-of-living crisis in decades.

The Guardian - UK

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 general strike

Liverpool Echo

Legendary trade unionist dubbed 'an 80s version of Mick Lynch' dies aged 79

Ray Williams' family said would be on today's picket lines if he was still alive

Daily Mirror

More train strikes announced as drivers at nine rail companies to walk out over pay

A wave of industrial action is planned for next month on the railways and London Underground in rows over pay, with drivers already set to strike this Saturday at seven companies

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