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Iowa State Lawmaker Makes His Pitch in a Pinch

Some people want to keep politics out of sports, but 44-year-old Iowa state representative J.D. Scholten saved his local pro team by pitching a gem Saturday on a few hours notice.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 10, 2024

Rail passengers face summer of strife as national strikes resume

Forty-eight hours of rail chaos begins

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

Mick Whelan of Aslef: ‘We don’t have a choice but to strike. It’s existential for us’

The train drivers’ leader fell into railway work by accident, but he says he has enjoyed every moment of it. Apart from negotiating with the Tories, perhaps

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2023

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Commuters face rail disruption for another day following strikes

Train services slow getting back up and running on Friday

Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023

RMT members to stage first of four planned 24-hour strikes across UK

About 40-50% of trains expected to run overall on Thursday with wide regional variations

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023

TSSA rail workers settle for 9% pay rise, putting pressure on RMT union

White-collar union says deal ‘could have happened months ago had it not been for government intransigence’

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Wave of strikes has cost London economy £120m - with more industrial action to come

Nurses will return to picket lines on Monday and Tuesday

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2023

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Train operating companies offer two-year pay deal to drivers’ union

The offer also includes a commitment to no compulsory redundancies until at least March 31 2024.

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023

Train strikes: Angry passengers says rail unions have ‘lost the plot’ as Aslef walkout cripples network

One frustrated passenger shouted ‘shame on you’ at pickets outside Victoria station

Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2023

Fresh strike causes more misery for rail passengers as bitter dispute continues

Talks between the leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), train company employers and Rail Minister Huw Merriman on Thursday failed.

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Avanti to introduce 'relief trains' between Manchester and London

It comes after Mayor Andy Burnham queried the 'quality and availability' of Avanti services

Manchester Evening News · Sep 14, 2022

Avanti managing director steps down

Avanti is one of the rail operators facing more strikes in the coming weeks and has been involved in a row over Sunday working by drivers.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

Avanti West Coast boss to step down

He will leave his role on September 15

Birmingham Post · Sep 2, 2022

Avanti West Coast boss quits amid mounting chaos

Intercity passengers on West Coast main line have far fewer trains than normal, and more strikes are on the way

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

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The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

Union says it will ‘shut down’ rail network with more strikes after talks fail

The union said more than 40,000 of its members will strike, warning it will ‘effectively shut down’ the rail network.

Manchester Evening News · Aug 16, 2022

Warning to travellers as more train strikes planned this week

There will be disruption on railways, with train operators announcing reduced timetables

Chronicle Live · Aug 13, 2022

'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.

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2022

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

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The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

Warning of more nationwide travel disruption as train drivers to stage 24-hour strike

Fresh Aslef strikes come in addition to those by workers at RMT, TSSA and Unite

Daily Mirror · Jul 30, 2022

Travel warning: Rail strike today as passengers head to football and Commonwealth Games

Train drivers are going out on strike today which is set to cause havoc for passengers trying to head to football matches around the country and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2022

Rail strike to cause severe disruption across Great Britain on Saturday

Members of Aslef union will take part in most widespread stoppage by train drivers since rail privatisation

Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022

Rail strike June 2022 explained: Why workers are striking and which lines are hit?

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out on June 21, 23 and 25, coinciding with a further Tube strike

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022

Rail strikes: more talks this week to avert shutdown in Britain

Tickets will be refunded if national strikes go ahead, Rail Delivery Group chair says

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