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Biggest rail strike in decades halts most trains in Britain

Unions to join forces on Saturday to coincide with start of Conservative party conference in Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

Train services set to be crippled by strike

Some areas of the country will have no services today

Wales Online

Starmer urged to visit picket line as Labour members back striking workers

The CWU’s Dave Ward moved a motion aimed at committing the next Labour government to bringing Royal Mail back into public ownership.

The Independent UK

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Train strikes: Thousands of London Marathon runners to face disruption

Aslef has announced train drivers at 12 companies will walk off the job on October 1 and 5

Evening Standard

Major event set to be affected as fresh rail strikes are confirmed for October

Members of Aslef will walk out on October 1 and 5.

The Independent UK

Fresh rail strikes set to hit north London derby and Tory party conference

Members of Aslef will walk out on October 1 and 5 - with the RMT also striking on the first day

Evening Standard

September train strikes - dates, what lines are affected and why walkouts are happening

Two walkouts in September had already been announced but a third has been added after RMT confirmed fresh dates for industrial action

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Train drivers from 12 firms to strike over pay in September, says Aslef union

Stoppage likely to be most disruptive to date after coordinated strikes by union members in July and August

The Guardian - UK

More rail strikes expected as Northern and TransPennine Express drivers vote for industrial action

Aslef and TSSA members have voted in the North

Manchester Evening News

'Enough is enough': North East politicians back rail strikes on Newcastle Central Station picket line amid cost-of-living crisis

Labour politicians joined train drivers on the picket line at Newcastle Central Station as industrial action saw rail services hit hard.

Chronicle Live

Train drivers to strike on Saturday in deadlocked dispute

Football fans, tourists and holidaymakers will be among tens of thousands of passengers affected by the strikes.

The Independent UK

Labour MPs defy Keir Starmer by joining striking train drivers on picket line

‘If you can’t support a picket line maybe you shouldn’t be a Labour MP’, says Aslef union boss

The Independent UK

Travellers face severe disruption as train driver strike begins

Further strike action will take place on August 18, 19 and 20

Evening Standard

Rail travellers warned of disruption today as train drivers strike over pay

Aslef members at nine companies walk out for 24 hours, with large parts of the country having no trains

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The Guardian - UK

Aslef says Avanti West Coast is ‘lying’ after firm blames service cuts on strikes

Train drivers’ union speaks out as London to Manchester service scaled back to one an hour

Daily Mirror

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

The National (Scotland)

Celtic fans chant 'f**k the Tories' and back striking workers at first game of the season

CELTIC fans offered their support for striking rail workers at their first game of the season.

The Independent UK

Bitter row over rail strikes as union leader says ‘Grant Shapps is a liar’

Mick Whelan, the general secretary of Aslef, hit back at the Transport Secretary’s claim of unofficial strikes on Sunday.

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Liverpool Echo

Avanti West Coast hit with backlash over drivers' strikes 'lies'

The train operator said 'unofficial strike action' was leading to cancellations but a union boss called them out

The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes leave Commonwealth Games city with almost no trains

‘Special shuttle’ one of few services running in Birmingham after the latest industrial action on the network

Evening Standard

Train drivers stage walk out sparking more travel misery for Britons

The strike coincided with second day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and the start of the English football league season

Al Jazeera

Britain’s trains disrupted in second widespread strike in a week

The walkout is the second industrial action since another 40,000 workers staged a nationwide strike on Wednesday.

Reuters

Britain's trains disrupted in second widespread rail strike in a week

Around 5,000 train drivers across almost a quarter of Britain's rail network went on strike on Saturday, as part of a campaign for higher pay after the country's inflation rate hit its highest in 40 years.

The Independent UK

Train drivers’ strike brings fresh misery to rail passengers

Members of Aslef in seven train companies walked out for 24 hours, crippling services.

The Guardian - UK

Rail strike brings widespread disruption to Great Britain

Industrial action by Aslef union members at seven companies is the biggest strike by drivers in decades

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