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London Underground cleaners could vote on strikes over pay

Warning comes as RMT members on the Tube prepare to walk out in separate dispute.

The Independent UK

Talks to avert Tube strike break down as six days of London Underground chaos loom

TfL writes to all Tube staff to warn that RMT demand for shorter working week would cost “tens of millions of pounds”

Evening Standard

London Tube Shutdown Looms: RMT Walkout Spells Misery from 5 Sept – Coldplay Gigs Axed, Commuters Stranded

RMT's seven-day Tube strike starting September 5, 2025, threatens four-day shutdowns, reschedules Coldplay Wembley shows, and costs £250M

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Tube strike set to deliver £230m blow to London economy was backed by just 57% of RMT members

6,004 union members voted in favour of industrial action before hearing about 3.4% pay rise — while 4,196 did not bother to vote

Evening Standard

OPINION - Londoners have no tears left to shed for Tube workers

London has stopped working. In a succession of synchronised strikes by different groups of Tube workers, the Underground has effectively come to a standstill from Monday to Thursday, which actually means Sunday to Friday, given the knockon effects on trains. And when the Tube stops working, London stops working. Simple…

Evening Standard

Everything you need to know about Eddie Dempsey, new RMT boss and 'proud south Londoner'

New RMT boss Eddie Dempsey is just as bolshy and matter-of-fact as his predecessor, Mick Lynch. Here’s what you need to know about the south London-born trade union boss

Evening Standard

Tube strike latest: TfL warns passengers of SIX days of misery if RMT walkout goes ahead next week

TfL says it is ‘working hard to resolve dispute’ but warns journeys on Sunday and next Friday will also be affected

Evening Standard

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UK Bank Holidays Derailed: CrossCountry Strike Leaves Travellers Stranded

Limited services on 24-25 Aug, with £500,000 economic hit. Pay dispute fuels debate as passengers face holiday travel chaos

International Business Times UK

London Underground workers to strike in September over pay and workload

RMT members to take industrial action for seven days from 5 September amid intensifying dispute

The Guardian - UK

Tube strikes: Everything we know about the latest union action and when will they end?

London has seen Tube strikes for the first time this year. But when will they end?

Evening Standard

Delays expected for London travellers amid Underground strikes

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The Independent UK

Tube strikes are back: RMT to stage week of rolling walkouts on London Underground and DLR in September

RMT announces rolling strike action across the Tube for seven days beginning on Friday, September 5

Evening Standard

London Underground workers to strike in dispute over pay and conditions

The RMT said its members on the Tube will take industrial action at different times from September 5, for seven days.

The Independent UK

London Underground Tube strikes: When are they and which lines are affected?

Everything you need to know about the walkouts, from the lines affected to the best ways to get to the airport

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The Guardian - UK

CrossCountry passengers face strike disruption on bank holiday weekend

RMT action over pay and conditions means no services on Saturday and reduced rail timetable on Monday

The National (Scotland)

Trains to Scotland disrupted this weekend as 'do not travel' warning issued

Passengers have been warned of significant disruption to train services to Scotland this bank holiday weekend ...

The Independent UK

British Transport Police warned cuts will endanger railway staff

The RMT union has warned that proposed cuts to the British Transport Police (BTP) would seriously endanger the safety of railway staff. The BTP is reportedly facing an £8.5 million funding shortfall this year, potentially leading to the closure of 13 police stations and the loss of hundreds of posts.…

The Independent UK

British Transport Police cuts will endanger railway staff, union warns

The RMT said frontline workers would be left exposed to anti-social behaviour and violence.

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The Independent UK

Rail strikes resume with bank holiday shutdown on CrossCountry trains

In previous strikes, CrossCountry has maintained a skeleton operation with a sharply reduced number of routes and trains

Evening Standard

Revealed: More than 60 Tube staff 'at risk of being deported' after Government changes immigration rules

EXCLUSIVE: Foreign workers who came to London to work for TfL could lose jobs and be forced to leave country, RMT union warns

Evening Standard

RMT calls for action to tackle ‘escalating violence’ on busy rail routes

Staff are facing daily incidents of assault, threats, spitting, verbal abuse, and intimidation, the union claimed.

Evening Standard

RMT warns any raise to state pension age will be met with direct action

RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey described any raise to the pension age as not ‘just cruel and unnecessary, it’s a slap in the face’.

The Independent UK

Great British Railways is launched, after a fashion – but what happens next?

The Man Who Pays His Way: The key questions – and answers – on rail renationalisation

Evening Standard

Union tells Overground staff to refuse railcard discounts over disciplinary ‘errors’

The RMT’s move could force passengers to pay higher off-peak fares—unless they travel via stations outside the London Underground network

Evening Standard

Four-day week for Tube drivers 'not stuck in sidings' despite union members split on TfL proposal

1,107 Aslef members back the changes - but 1,219 RMT members are opposed

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