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Unions say 'biggest rail strike' in modern history will bring Britain to a 'standstill'

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union is due to ballot more than 40,000 staff on potential industrial action in a row over pay and jobs. Passengers could face stoppages as early as June

Daily Mirror

Fresh rail strike to cause disruption to services

Members of the RMT on TransPennine Express will walk out on Sunday in a long-running pay dispute

The Independent UK

North East rail passengers warned of travel disruption on Sunday due to strike action

A 24 hour strike has been called by members of the RMT employed by TransPennine Express in a row over pay and Sunday working

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P&O Ferries has last chance to rehire sacked staff, says Grant Shapps

Firm must lift this week’s deadline for workers to reply to redundancy offers, says transport secretary

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps threatens P&O Ferries with package of measures to ‘halt sackings’

Scottish protests against the mass sackings are taking place this week

Insider UK

Grant Shapps urges P&O Ferries to U-turn on sacking of 800 workers

The transport secretary is expected to close loopholes to ensure ferry companies pay the UK minimum wage

The Guardian - UK

RMT Union to protest outside Glasgow recruitment office linked to P&O job cuts

Union's general secretary Mick Lynch said the demonstration will take place at the offices of Clyde Marine Recruitment on Govan Road amid a number of protests across the UK

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Sacked P&O crews to mount Glasgow protest against mass sackings by ferry company

The RMT union is organising a protest outside the offices of a recruitment company said to be involved in hiring replacement crews.

Daily Record

RMT union to protest outside recruitment office linked to P&O job cuts

A demonstration will take place on Monday outside Clyde Marine Recruitment in Glasgow.

The Independent UK

More jobs at risk after P&O sackings as second ferry firm warns of 'race to the bottom'

DFDS demands ‘level playing field’ over seafarers’ pay in the wake of the sacking off 800 British employees

Wales Online

Rallies held to support ferry workers sacked by P&O

Crowds walked with banners and placards, chanting “P&O, shame on you” at demonstrations on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Protests at UK ports as calls grow for P&O Ferries boss to quit

Marches in Liverpool, Dover and Hull come after sacking of 800 staff and as ship is detained for being ‘unfit to sail’

The Guardian - UK

Talks between RMT and P&O over sackings end after 20 minutes

The union is calling for a boycott of P&O services over the sackings.

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries boss reveals new crew paid just £5.50 an hour as he admits law was broken

The firm replaced 800 seafarers with cheaper agency staff last week

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Wales Online

P&O Ferries admits breaking law over mass sackings

The workers were dismissed without notice

The Independent UK

P&O admits breaking law over sackings

The company replaced its crews with cheaper agency workers last week.

Wales Online

New P&O ferry workers will be paid under UK minimum wage, admits boss who has £325,000 basic salary

800 workers were sacked by P&O Ferries without notice last week

Birmingham Post

P&O Ferries admits paying new workers below UK minimum wage

The company's chief executive has given evidence to MPs

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The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries boss admits firm broke law by sacking staff without consultation

CEO tells MPs P&O aims to halve costs under ‘new model’ using seafarers paid just £5.15 an hour

The Independent UK

P&O admits paying new ferry workers below UK minimum wage

Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite said the average pay of the new crew is only £5.15 per hour.

The Independent UK

P&O sackings ‘absolutely outrageous’, union boss tells MPs

Mick Lynch, general secretary of the RMT, said the ferry operator is guilty of ‘flagrant breaches of the law’.

Wales Online

P&O chief executive to be quizzed by MPs over crew dismissals

Peter Hebblethwaite will appear before a joint hearing of transport and business committees

The Independent UK

P&O chief executive to be quizzed by MPs over sackings

Peter Hebblethwaite will appear before a joint hearing of transport and business committees.

Daily Mirror

P&O agency crew that replaced sacked staff 'may do 144 round trips without time off'

The Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union has highlighted alleged 'profound safety issues' while a briefing for MPs, seen by the Mirror, says 'an eight-week contract would be up to 144 round trips before they leave the ship to take a period of rest'

Daily Record

Sacked P&O ferry crews replaced by 'Indian seafarers paid £1.80 an hour', union claims

Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transportunion, said it amounted to “shocking exploitation”.

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