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Train strikes: Why are this week’s rail walkouts happening and who will be affected?

Following June’s widespread train cancellations, the UK will see three days of rail chaos due to strikes

The Independent UK

London strikes: Liz Truss pledges crackdown as Sadiq Khan says government ‘deliberately provoking’ unions – as it happened

Tory leadership frontrunner says new laws will make it harder to strike as London mayor accuses government of picking a fight

The Guardian - UK

London Tube and Overground strike LIVE: Sadiq Khan claims Government ‘provoking’ unions into strikes

The fresh round of industrial action comes a day after national rail strikes which left only around one in five services running

Evening Standard

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Ministers accused of ‘provoking’ strikes as tube action disrupts London travel

Sadiq Khan claims transport secretary ‘deliberately’ seeking industrial action to pave way for legislation curtailing union rights

The Guardian - UK

Rail union leader Mick Lynch says dispute could go on ‘indefinitely’

With only 20% of trains running due to strikes, head of RMT urges ministers to intervene in talks

The Guardian - UK

Good Morning Britain viewers react as Mick Lynch shuts down claims he's on 'six-figure salary'

The RMT union's general secretary said the claims were "completely untrue"

Wales Online

'Sadness' on the picket lines as rail workers stage latest walk out over pay

RMT and TSSA members stood outside Lime Street this morning

Liverpool Echo

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Covid-related absences for TfL have already passed 2021’s total

Figures show 4,716 staff absences at Transport for London this year in comparison with 4,512 reported in 2021

Evening Standard

Conservatives hit out at Sadiq Khan over failing ‘zero strikes’ pledge

The City Hall Conservatives have hit out at Sadiq Khan for overseeing almost 100 public transport strikes in his time as Mayor of London despite pledging to have “zero strikes”.

Evening Standard

‘Saving me a fortune in fares’: Commuters thank unions for rail strikes

Commuters have boasted about having “hours of their day back” on social media

Evening Standard

What does RMT stand for? Who the union represents, their aims, and who is Mick Lynch

Everything you need to know about RMT and what is stands for

Evening Standard

Passengers are warned rail strikes could drag on for ‘a very long time’

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said a “massive gap” remains between the union’s demands and Network Rail

Evening Standard

Edinburgh trains strikes: When will they end as RMT warn dispute could be 'prolonged indefinitely'

Trains across the UK have come to a standstill with just a limited amount of ScotRail services leaving Edinburgh. Train companies are urging customers to avoid railway travel.

Edinburgh Live

Train strikes – live: National Rail services severely disrupted as commuters warned not to travel

Many cross-UK train routes will see their last service at 3.30 or 4pm today

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Daily Record

Train strikes: Cross-border rail services halted as RMT union hits out at Tory government

Train services across the UK have been disrupted by another day of action by the RMT union which claims the rail operators and the Tory government are attempting to cut staffing and undermine safety on the rail network.

Daily Mirror

UK could be brought to standstill by wave of strikes hitting 'every sector' warning

Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), said that people are "are fed up with the way they've been treated"

Evening Standard

Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew Haines says strikes “could go on for a long time”

Train services across Scotland will be severely disrupted on Thursday and Saturday with only a handful of services running as rail staff take further strike action.ScotRail has warned passengers a very limited number of services will run on Thursday as a result of industrial action by the Rail, Maritime and…

Glasgow Live

Glasgow train strikes: What services are affected and when will they end

Travellers have been warned not to travel by train unless it is absolutely essential as 40,000 staff from Network Rail and 14 train companies strike following a dispute over pay.

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Evening Standard

RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch “we still have a massive gap to fill”

Mick Lynch has warned that Britain could be brought by a standstill by a wave of strikes hitting “every sector of the economy”.The RMT general secretary stopped short of predicting a general strike, saying: “It’s not in my power, it’s up to the TUC.But he added: “What you are going…

The Independent UK

Rail strikes could go on indefinitely as Grant Shapps ‘blocking deal’, says union boss Mick Lynch

Transport secretary ‘flexing right-wing muscles’ to get job with Truss or Sunak, says RMT leader

The Guardian - UK

Unions on brink of ‘synchronised’ strikes, says RMT’s Mick Lynch

Railway workers leader predicts ‘massive response’ to impact of rapidly rising inflation on wages

The Independent UK

Train strikes: Network Rail boss accuses unions of ‘absolute lack of clarity’

‘The economic crisis which Covid has precipitated demands that we modernise’ – Andrew Haines, CEO, Network Rail

The National (Scotland)

Rail disruption expected as two days of strike action get under way

TRAIN services across Scotland will be severely disrupted on Thursday and Saturday with only a handful of services running as rail staff take…

Evening Standard

Rail dispute could be prolonged ‘indefinitely’, warns RMT chief

Only around one in five trains are running across the country because of the walkout by members of the RMT and TSSA unions.

Daily Mirror

Mick Lynch laughs at GMB host as he slaps down ‘completely untrue’ six-figure salary claims

ITV presenter Paul Brand was slammed live on air by the RMT union boss Mick Lynch as he appeared live from the picket line

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