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Factcheck: are UK strikers greedy, unrealistic and putting others in danger?

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The Guardian - UK

December in Britain: A month of strikes

Britain faces disruption from widespread industrial action this month as many workers struggling with a cost of living crisis seek pay rises that better reflect double-digit levels of inflation.

Reuters

Monday briefing: The government blames the unions for strikes – but what’s the truth?

In today’s newsletter: Factchecking claims striking workers are irresponsible, selfish and unrealistic

The Guardian - UK

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UK strike calendar – service stoppages planned for March and April

All the dates for strikes and stoppages across health, transport and education networks

The Guardian - UK

Families face ‘virtual Christmas’ due to rail strikes, says Transport Secretary

Mark Harper says 'I want this dispute to end as soon as possible'

Wales Online

Emergency Cobra meeting called over walkouts - full list of UK December strike dates

Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden will convene the Government's emergencies committee to discuss contingency plans for walkouts by staff, including nurses, paramedics, rail workers and Border Force officials

Daily Mirror

As Britain’s workers reach their limits, the government has no option but to negotiate

Essential workers from nurses to railway staff have had enough – and the Tories will soon realise union-bashing isn’t the answer, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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The strike action affecting Glasgow this week as rail, postal and road workers to strike in December

A number of strikes are set to take place from now until beyond Christmas, due to a variety of disputes between company and workers, such as pay and working conditions.

Glasgow Live

Train strikes: Every date in December 2022 and January 2023

Widescale walkouts planned for eight dates

The Independent UK

ScotRail customers braced for another week of disruption ahead of RMT strike action

Train services are set to be disrupted next week as the latest round of strike action by RMT members gets underway. A limited number of routes will be operating across the week.

Glasgow Live

Rail strikes set to turn joy at extra UK train services to woe

Four days of action are planned just as a new rail timetable, with hundreds more trains, is set to come into effect

The Guardian - UK

Long-suffering rail passengers face another week of chaos despite new timetable

Staff at three rail unions are walking out on four days next week with bosses urging people only to travel if 'absolutely necessary'

Manchester Evening News

Rishi Sunak snubs Mick Lynch offer to meet to solve rail dispute - strikes dates IN FULL

And instead the PM upped the bitter war of words against the union as his aides accused RMT of “holding Christmas hostage with more damaging strikes”

Daily Mirror

Huge public support for striking workers as voters blame Tories for nurse walkouts

Almost half of voters (46%) blamed the government for industrial action by nurses and ambulance workers, compared with 17% who blamed unions

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Will my train be running during the rail strikes?

Exclusive: Several operators, including Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains, are running more trains than on previous strike days

The National (Scotland)

Mick Lynch urges UK Government to follow Scotland's lead on rail workers' pay dispute

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has urged the UK Government to follow Scotland’s lead on settling a dispute over rail workers’ pay and…

Daily Mirror

18 days of Christmas travel strikes - day by day breakdown of expected travel chaos

RMT Union, Unite and PCS Union members working on the railways, at airports and on Eurostar are walking out across a series of days over Christmas, potentially bringing public transport and flights to a standstill

Birmingham Post

RMT's Mick Lynch calls for urgent meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in bid to resolve rail dispute

More strikes set for this month and next

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The Independent UK

Rail union boss Mick Lynch calls for urgent meeting with Prime Minister

The RMT general secretary has written to Rishi Sunak saying a meeting between the two men was now the best prospect of making any progress.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh train strikes: ScotRail warns passengers of 'significant disruption' for five days

ScotRail have warned travellers to only travel if necessary from December 12 as five days of strike action brings the majority of trains across Scotland to a halt.

The Independent UK

Strikes and rights: Simon Calder answers your travel questions on the weeks – and troubles – ahead

UK Border Force, British and Eurostar trains and Continental air travel are all on the agenda for a dozen travellers

The Guardian - UK

About 4,000 trains to be cancelled daily over Christmas, even after strikes

Some routes will be cut for almost a month as operators wrestle with the full impact of the RMT overtime ban

Evening Standard

Who is Arthur Scargill and why are people comparing Mick Lynch to him?

Union firebrand Arthur Scargill supports RMT’s rail strikes and Mick Lynch

The Independent UK

Will my train be running during the rail strikes?

Exclusive: Several operators, including Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains, are running more trains than on previous strike days

Daily Mirror

Train strike 'could have been stopped' with 5% pay rise - but Tories 'blocked' it

Tory ministers are accused of stepping in and blocking a 5% pay rise this year and next year for rail staff - and instead throwing in conditions that the RMT union could not accept

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