Rail strikes could go on ‘indefinitely’, warns union boss Mick Lynch Demand for driver-only operation of trains ‘could block any resolution of dispute’ The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Rail strikes could last ‘indefinitely’, warns RMT leader Mick Lynch Union prepared to ‘fight to the end’ opposing Government wish for driver-only trains Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2022
Pubs and restaurants fear spate of Christmas party cancellations due to strikes Rail strikes are planned for several dates in December Manchester Evening News · Dec 8, 2022
Series of strike action looms in Perth and Kinross in the run up to Christmas and New Year Rail, postal and teaching staff members are staging walkouts with one local MSP urging a resolution from managements to the pay and conditions disputes Daily Record · Dec 8, 2022
Train company warns customers 'do not travel' as RMT strikes next week mean Christmas travel chaos It is not just domestic travel that faces disruption - Border Force officials are also planning to strike which could mean travel abroad could also be impacted Wales Online · Dec 8, 2022
Tube strikes: RMT members vote for six more months of walkouts set to pile on travel misery 94 per cent of RMT members on London Underground want to continue action on jobs and pensions Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2022
Northern issues 'do not travel warning' over planned rail strikes A new national timetable also comes into force on Sunday Manchester Evening News · Dec 8, 2022
How can I travel for my Christmas getaway? Industrial action will affect many modes of transport over the festive period. The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Train strikes to go ahead next week as solution 'further away after Tory intervention' Train firms made clear they will not propose a new deal, said the RMT - which has rejected a rise of 4% this year and next year as Network Rail workers - who are voting on a separate offer - are set to walk out on the same dates Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022
Christmas travel misery now looms in skies as well as on railways and roads Britain facing deepening winter of discontent as Border Force staff became latest workers to announce strikes Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022
Union leader urges troops not to ‘strike break’ ahead of airports walkout Call comes as TUC boss demands ‘meaningful’ talks on pay with chancellor Jeremy Hunt The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
Train strikes: RMT says dispute resolution ‘further away’ as union ‘ruin Christmas for millions’ But Network Rail’s boss says union has ‘deliberately chosen to try and ruin Christmas for millions of passengers and businesses’ Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022
New SNP Westminster chief urged to reaffirm support for trade unions THE Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has called on new SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn and his colleagues to “reaffirm their support for… The National (Scotland) · Dec 7, 2022
Christmas travel chaos: How Border Force and rail strikes could affect festive travel plans ‘If they go ahead with those strikes there will be undeniable, serious disruption caused to many thousands of people who have holiday plans’ – home secretary, Suella Braverman The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 Tory rail chief dodges questions over 'scuppering' deal to stop pre-Christmas strikes The Transport Secretary Mark Harper also called on unions to 'call off' the strikes - starting next week - which he said are 'so damaging to individuals and businesses across a whole range of sectors'
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022 Train drivers ‘in it for the long haul’ as they vote to continue strikes Transport secretary refuses to deny reports government stipulation may have scuppered pay deal
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 Train strikes: Taxpayers ‘paid £300k per rail worker’ during Covid, says transport secretary Mark Harper said only 80% of passengers have returned to the railway, while the RMT union claims the figure is 99%
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022 No 10 says Michelle Mone has lost Conservative whip ‘by default’ – as it happened In taking leave of absence from Lords over PPE contracts allegations, Mone no longer a Tory peer, says PM’s spokesperson
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 Nurses, trains and Royal Mail: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas From ambulances to buses and postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action in Britain’s new ‘winter of discontent’
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 Train strikes: Every date in December and January 2023 Widescale walkouts planned for eight dates
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 When is the next December train strike? Everything you need to know More than 40,000 members of the RMT union plan to walk out for eight days in December and January
Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 Martin Lewis forced to shout over GMB guests as he cuts off Christmas rail strike clash Martin Lewis was forced to shout over Good Morning Britain guests Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce amid a debate over the announcement of fresh rail strike dates over Christmas
Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022 Last-ditch rail strike talks ‘yet to start’ as Christmas chaos looms for millions Mick Lynch says RMT have not had any meetings with rail bosses since announcing new festive strike dates
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 UK strikes timeline: How December’s industrial action will affect you Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches
Wales Online · Dec 6, 2022 All of the major strikes in the run up to Christmas and the New Year Workers up and down the country are taking industrial action