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Lanarkshire rail workers join colleagues on strike action

Members of the Wishaw and Motherwell branch of the RMT union have been protesting over potential job losses and better pay

Daily Record

ScotRail services in operation today as Network Rail workers strike for second day

Tens of thousands of workers will take to picket lines across the UK once again today after last ditch talks over improved pay and work conditions broke down.

Daily Record

Why are the train strikes happening?

Journeys by train are set to be disrupted on Thursday and Saturday of this week - but why are rail workers walking out?

The Independent UK

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Second day of rail strikes start after talks collapse in acrimony

Just one in five trains set to run as RMT accuses UK government of ‘wrecking negotiations’ and TSSA union accepts 7.1% offer

The Guardian - UK

When is the UK train strike? Dates, times and everything you need to know

In the forthcoming strikes by Network Rail signallers, only about 20% of lines will be open for trains – many of which might not run anyway

The Independent UK

Train strikes: Boris Johnson calls union action ‘unnecessary’ amid second day of rail disruption – as it happened

Prime minister claims government is investing more in railways than any other in 50 years

The Guardian - UK

More rail chaos as workers stage second strike of the week

Just one in five trains will run, and lines will only be open between 7.30am and 6.30pm.

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Thursday briefing: Has Keir Starmer suffered signal failure on rail strikes?

In today’s newsletter: Labour frontbenchers who joined striking rail workers on picket lines are being asked to apologise. The Guardian’s political editor Heather Stewart explains why

The Guardian - UK

Train strike chaos as stations deserted with just one in five services running

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union train strike has entered its second day, with as few as one in five railway services operating amid a bitter dispute with Government over pay and conditions

Daily Mirror

Train strike - live: More railway workers to be balloted for action this month

RMT members at Network Rail and 13 train operators stage second walkout this week

The Independent UK

Rail workers stage second strike of the week after talks fail

Only one in five trains to run due to action by the RMT in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions

Wales Online

Tube and rail strikes: London suffers more strike chaos as Grant Shapps blasts ‘lying’ RMT

The Transport Secretary denied claims he had refused to allow Network Rail to withdraw a letter threatening redundancies

Evening Standard

Another rail strike to go ahead on Thursday as Grant Shapps accused of ‘wrecking’ negotiations

Talks break down and another rail strike is to take place with the RMT blaming Transport Secretary Grant Shapps over their failure

Chronicle Live

Boris produces bubbles of nonsense when quizzed about Carrie

A Labour question rattled Johnson at PMQs, and then a revitalised Keir Starmer pounced

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Manchester Evening News

Rail strike WILL go ahead tomorrow as Grant Shapps accused of 'wrecking' negotiations

Further chaos can be expected on the country's railways on Thursday

Daily Mirror

With summer upon us, plenty of Brits are looking to get abroad into the sunshine for a short while, but some places still operates some strict Covid-19 restrictions

The Independent UK

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

Third and final strike of week is planned for Saturday

The Independent UK

Why are the train strikes happening?

Journeys by train are set to be disrupted on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of this week - but why are rail workers walking out?

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The Independent UK

When is the UK train strike? Dates, times and everything you need to know

In the forthcoming strikes by Network Rail signallers, only about 20% of lines will be open for trains – many of which might not run anyway

Daily Mirror

Rail chief earns 20 TIMES wage of train guard as more than half of Brits back strikes

Network Rail chief Andrew Haines earned an annual salary of nearly £600,000 last year with many train guards earning £30,000 as those on the picket line say strike action was a last resort

Evening Standard

Tube and rail strikes: Senior Labour MPs defy Keir Starmer’s plea not to attend picket lines

The Labour leader faces a test of his authority after several Labour MPs joined striking RMT workers during the largest industrial action in a generation

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps’s rail strike blame game joins fellow ministers’ absurdities in a vision of Tory Wonderland

Transport secretary absolves himself of responsibility for transport as Boris Johnson and Liz Truss turn the screw on all sense

The Guardian - UK

Johnson and Shapps pretend they can’t end the rail strikes. That’s nonsense

The PM and his transport secretary pose as bystanders while millions of Britons suffer, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey

Daily Record

Misery for Renfrewshire rail commuters as strikes cripple network

Passengers turned away from Gilmour Street as station resembles a ghost town

Daily Record

Rail strikes in Scotland 'could last months' as SNP demands UK Government takes action

The last train from Euston to Glasgow left at 1.30pm with most lines across Scotland seeing no passenger services at all on Tuesday.

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