Rail strike will go ahead on Thursday as RMT accuses Grant Shapps of ‘wrecking’ negotiations
2 years, 6 months ago

Rail strike will go ahead on Thursday as RMT accuses Grant Shapps of ‘wrecking’ negotiations

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Millions of rail passengers across Britain face fresh disruption on Thursday after the RMT union accused the government of “wrecking” negotiations. Mick Lynch, the RMT general secretary, said: “Grant Shapps has wrecked these negotiations by not allowing Network Rail to withdraw their letter threatening redundancy for 2,900 of our members. “Until the government unshackle Network Rail and the train operating companies, it is not going to be possible for a negotiated settlement to be agreed.” He added: “We will continue with our industrial campaign until we get a negotiated settlement that delivers job security and a pay rise for our members that deals with the escalating cost of living crisis.” Just 60 per cent of trains are running on Wednesday, and some operators will wind down services earlier than normal ahead of the next round of action.

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November tube strikes: RMT call off action after last-ditch talks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

November tube strikes: RMT call off action after last-ditch talks

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An RMT spokesperson said: “Following intense negotiations with London Underground management and a significantly improved offer, we have suspended the …

Rail nationalisation takes a step closer under Starmer’s first major public reform in Commons victory
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rail nationalisation takes a step closer under Starmer’s first major public reform in Commons victory

The Independent  

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Train drivers’ strike over? Now fix the real problems with the railway
4 months, 1 week ago

Train drivers’ strike over? Now fix the real problems with the railway

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan was right when he told me almost a year ago that …

Workers on ScotRail to strike in dispute over role of guards
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Workers on ScotRail to strike in dispute over role of guards

The Independent  

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Union calls for urgent action to save jobs after train firm stops production
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Union calls for urgent action to save jobs after train firm stops production

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What is the rail dispute all about and when will the next strikes be?
10 months, 1 week ago

What is the rail dispute all about and when will the next strikes be?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. All out: Mick Whelan, general secretary of the train drivers’ union, Aslef, being interviewed outside London Euston station on a …

Train strikes to continue until August 2024 as Aslef railway drivers vote to continue walkouts
10 months, 1 week ago

Train strikes to continue until August 2024 as Aslef railway drivers vote to continue walkouts

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Train drivers at five rail operators have voted to continue taking strike action for six months …

Union announces London Overground strike dates for February and March
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Union announces London Overground strike dates for February and March

The Independent  

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Minister admits rail reform legislation ‘unlikely’ before general election
1 year, 1 month ago

Minister admits rail reform legislation ‘unlikely’ before general election

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Tube strikes called for two dates in October – everything London commuters need to know
1 year, 2 months ago

Tube strikes called for two dates in October – everything London commuters need to know

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The RMT union has announced Tube strikes on the London Underground on Wednesday 4 and Friday …

What can break the rail strikes deadlock with RMT after 15 months?
1 year, 3 months ago

What can break the rail strikes deadlock with RMT after 15 months?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Offer to Aslef: Pay rise over two years of around 8 per cent “which would take average driver salaries from …

Labour not guilty of ‘great rail betrayal’ over HS2, Sir Keir Starmer insists
1 year, 3 months ago

Labour not guilty of ‘great rail betrayal’ over HS2, Sir Keir Starmer insists

The Independent  

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Network Rail due in court over fatal derailment
1 year, 3 months ago

Network Rail due in court over fatal derailment

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More misery for rail passengers as RMT stages 24-hour walkout
1 year, 3 months ago

More misery for rail passengers as RMT stages 24-hour walkout

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Rail strikes to cripple train services on Friday
1 year, 3 months ago

Rail strikes to cripple train services on Friday

The Independent  

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Network Rail to face prosecution over deadly rail crash
1 year, 4 months ago

Network Rail to face prosecution over deadly rail crash

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Saturday strikes announced in CrossCountry rail dispute
1 year, 4 months ago

Saturday strikes announced in CrossCountry rail dispute

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Holiday nightmare as Dover chaos and rail strikes add to delays
1 year, 4 months ago

Holiday nightmare as Dover chaos and rail strikes add to delays

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Government accused of preventing settlement as RMT members strike
1 year, 4 months ago

Government accused of preventing settlement as RMT members strike

The Independent  

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Rail bosses spend £10,000 a week on flights – because it’s cheaper than trains
1 year, 5 months ago

Rail bosses spend £10,000 a week on flights – because it’s cheaper than trains

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Ferry queues and rail strikes hit start of summer holidays
1 year, 5 months ago

Ferry queues and rail strikes hit start of summer holidays

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Passengers face fresh travel disruption amid strike by thousands of rail workers
1 year, 5 months ago

Passengers face fresh travel disruption amid strike by thousands of rail workers

The Independent  

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Rail strikes could be over as RMT union ‘considers’ improved offer from train firms
1 year, 8 months ago

Rail strikes could be over as RMT union ‘considers’ improved offer from train firms

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Months of strike disruption on the railways could be approaching an end after the main rail …

Train passengers face disruption as rail workers strike in pay and jobs row
1 year, 9 months ago

Train passengers face disruption as rail workers strike in pay and jobs row

The Independent  

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RMT leader: Rail dispute is ‘stuck in a deadlock’
1 year, 9 months ago

RMT leader: Rail dispute is ‘stuck in a deadlock’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A bitter industrial dispute which …

February rail strikes: Are trains running today? Everything you need to know as unions walk out
1 year, 10 months ago

February rail strikes: Are trains running today? Everything you need to know as unions walk out

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The proposal is not and could not ever be acceptable.” The Rail Delivery Group, representing train operators, says: “The rail …

Mick Lynch: RMT members will decide whether to accept offer to end deadlock
1 year, 10 months ago

Mick Lynch: RMT members will decide whether to accept offer to end deadlock

The Independent  

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Britain’s rail network decimated as third consecutive train strike day of week begins
1 year, 11 months ago

Britain’s rail network decimated as third consecutive train strike day of week begins

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Train strikes today: What are the RMT’s demands compared with Network Rail’s current offer?
1 year, 11 months ago

Train strikes today: What are the RMT’s demands compared with Network Rail’s current offer?

The Independent  

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Government seeking to ‘destroy the railway’ says train drivers’ union boss
1 year, 11 months ago

Government seeking to ‘destroy the railway’ says train drivers’ union boss

The Independent  

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Mick Lynch compares proposed anti-strike laws to 'oppressive regimes like China'
1 year, 11 months ago

Mick Lynch compares proposed anti-strike laws to 'oppressive regimes like China'

Daily Mail  

Under-fire Mick Lynch today compared the Government's proposed anti-strike laws to Communist China and Putin's Russia as he accused ministers of trying to 'conscript' workers to cross picket lines - as the RMT boss desperately tries to shore up support for his latest round of unpopular walkouts. A deserted Euston station in London amid a wave of fresh rail strikes …

Public support for striking rail workers appears to slip, YouGov poll suggests
1 year, 11 months ago

Public support for striking rail workers appears to slip, YouGov poll suggests

Daily Mail  

More Britons now oppose the strikes which are crippling Britain's rail network than those who back them, a new poll has suggested. The survey revealed less than half of the public back industrial action on the railways compared to 66% who support nurse walk outs and 50% who agree with teachers going on strike. Public support for striking railway workers …

Defiant Mick Lynch insists public BACKS five-day rail strikes which could last MONTHS
1 year, 11 months ago

Defiant Mick Lynch insists public BACKS five-day rail strikes which could last MONTHS

Daily Mail  

Rail strikes could see bankers and City staff work from home permanently, experts warned today - as union baron Mick Lynch declared walkouts could continue beyond May and claimed to enjoy 'massive' public support. Mick Lynch on a very thin picket line at Euston station this morning as strikes hit the country today and for the rest of the week …

’All I want to do is get on my train, drink my Thatchers and be happy’ – rail chaos fury
1 year, 11 months ago

’All I want to do is get on my train, drink my Thatchers and be happy’ – rail chaos fury

The Independent  

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Union boss warns travellers could face months of disruption
2 years ago

Union boss warns travellers could face months of disruption

The Independent  

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Sturgeon urges Harper to intervene in rail dispute as more strikes loom
2 years ago

Sturgeon urges Harper to intervene in rail dispute as more strikes loom

The Independent  

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Rail union confirms strikes at three train operators after Christmas
2 years ago

Rail union confirms strikes at three train operators after Christmas

The Independent  

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Rail services to be crippled for a week as train drivers announce fresh strike
2 years ago

Rail services to be crippled for a week as train drivers announce fresh strike

The Independent  

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Train strike announced by rail drivers after New Year
2 years ago

Train strike announced by rail drivers after New Year

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A fresh rail strike has been announced by train drivers at 15 companies several days after …

Railway workers continue with 48-hour strike over pay and conditions
2 years ago

Railway workers continue with 48-hour strike over pay and conditions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “But what he did having heard that as the …

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

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

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He told the PA news agency: “Many people are suffering from low wages.” Asked …

Train strikes: month of chaos begins as rail staff walk out on first 48-hour strike
2 years ago

Train strikes: month of chaos begins as rail staff walk out on first 48-hour strike

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Due to industrial action, there will be significantly reduced train services across the railway from Tuesday 13 December until Sunday …

RMT members reject Network Rail pay offer on eve of national train strike
2 years ago

RMT members reject Network Rail pay offer on eve of national train strike

The Independent  

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Mick Lynch admits Christmas train strikes will cause ‘real damage’ to ordinary people
2 years ago

Mick Lynch admits Christmas train strikes will cause ‘real damage’ to ordinary people

The Telegraph  

Rail union boss Mick Lynch has admitted that strike action on the railways over the Christmas period will cause “real damage” to ordinary people. When the union announced the new Dec 24-27 strike dates, it said they would coincide “with the wind down of passenger services” and would largely impact engineering works rather than on people travelling. However, Mr Lynch, …

Transport Secretary says he will not negotiate with rail union boss
2 years, 1 month ago

Transport Secretary says he will not negotiate with rail union boss

The Independent  

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Rail passengers face severe disruption despite strikes being called off
2 years, 1 month ago

Rail passengers face severe disruption despite strikes being called off

The Independent  

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Network Rail warned over increase in delays
2 years, 1 month ago

Network Rail warned over increase in delays

The Independent  

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Government accused of prolonging rail workers dispute
2 years, 2 months ago

Government accused of prolonging rail workers dispute

The Independent  

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Latest in string of strikes brings most UK trains to a halt
2 years, 2 months ago

Latest in string of strikes brings most UK trains to a halt

Associated Press  

LONDON — Most train services across the U.K. were canceled Saturday as thousands of rail workers staged the latest in a string of strikes over jobs, pay and working conditions. “We know that it’s difficult for the public,” said Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union. Lynch urged Transport Secretary Anne Marie Trevelyan to “unshackle the …

Fresh travel misery for rail passengers
2 years, 2 months ago

Fresh travel misery for rail passengers

The Independent  

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