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RMT ‘in no rush’ to call further strikes this month after crippling walkouts

A rail workers’ union has said it is “not in any rush” to call for further strike action in July following a series of walkouts last week.

Evening Standard

Fresh wave of strikes to hit transport and other services across UK

Industrial action expected on buses and trains with airports and Post Office threatened with more disruption

The Guardian - UK

TikTok and Snapchat being used to encourage Lanarkshire youngsters to be safe this summer

Fearless.org is reaching out using the platforms in quest to remind young people to look out for each other over the holiday period.

Daily Record

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Jenny Gilruth: UK ministers ‘deliberately picking a fight’ with rail unions

UK MINISTERS are “deliberately picking a fight with the rail unions” rather than seeking compromise with the RMT and Network Rail, Scotland’s…

The National (Scotland)

TikTok and Snapchat are being used to encourage young people to be safe, be kind and be fearless this summer

Social media is a tool Youth charity Fearless.org is using to boost holiday safety

Daily Record

Major Kirkby route to close for five weeks as station works go on

Headbolt Lane station progress continues

Liverpool Echo

Forth Bridge to get walkway with 367 feet high viewing deck as plans approved

Network Rail's 'Forth Bridge Experience' will offer around 80,000 visitors a year panoramic views over Edinburgh and Fife.

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Grant Shapps slams rail unions as he unveils £1bn east coast digital investment

The Transport Secretary claimed the Government is investing in modernising the railways ‘despite the best efforts of unions’.

The Independent UK

Redundancy: what to know about your rights when an employer lets you go

One of the biggest rail strikes in 30 years has been playing out in recent weeks as 40,000 workers protest the threat of job cuts. Their employer, Network Rail, wants to lay off up to 1,800 people as it prepares to introduce new technologies in an attempt to save more…

The Conversation

Will there be another tube strike? London Underground workers vote for more industrial action

How likely are we to see more strike action this summer?

Evening Standard

Council issues update on new Kirkby station as neighbours complain of loud noise

Residents reported being kept up all night due to the noise - but a new completion date has been given

Liverpool Echo

Boris Johnson backs plans to close ticket offices as fresh rail strike talks loom

RMT mulls future dates for industrial action as PM says it can’t be ‘business as usual’ on the railways

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t want to be an icon’: Mick Lynch on winning the rail strike PR battle

Public support has soared for the plain-speaking RMT leader who is leading the fight to protect his members’ living standards

The Guardian - UK

'Relief' level crossing in Bingham is 'working properly' after faults made it a 'danger'

Cars were left queuing

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Evening Standard

Union chief hints more strikes to come this year as he accuses Grant Shapps of ‘talking nonsense’

Union leaders have called for a pay rise in line with inflation which is set to rise to 11 per cent later this year

The Independent UK

RMT boss accuses Transport Secretary of ‘talking nonsense’ in Twitter thread

Grant Shapps’ thread described ‘outdated working practices’ in the railway industry as members of the RMT walked out for the third time this week

Manchester Evening News

'There's a long way to go yet': Week of rail strikes leads to no clear resolution

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said the union will continue to engage in a “constructive dialogue”

The Guardian - UK

Striking RMT union’s Mick Lynch tells Grant Shapps to ‘get on with his job’

Union boss says transport secretary should ‘tone down the rhetoric’ and make effort to solve rail strikes

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Rail strike: RMT could call another train strike if talks don't progress, warns Mick Lynch

Mr Lynch 'there will be more action' unless Network Rail and train companies like LNER, Northern and CrossCountry don't 'change their stance'

Chronicle Live

Jeremy Corbyn joins rail staff at RMT train strike picket at Newcastle's Central Station

The former Labour leader called for an inflation pay rise and job security for train and rail staff, who he points out worked throughout Covid

The Guardian - UK

Train services cut as RMT rail strike enters third day

Rail firms ask people not to travel as 40,000 union members strike in dispute over pay and conditions

Liverpool Echo

'Scared' strikers struggling to pay bills 'can't afford not to strike'

"Everybody is hurting. There are people over there now who are experiencing real poverty"

The Independent UK

Rail strikes continue in Scotland for third planned day amid week of disruption

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has said more strikes can be expected if a settlement is not reached with Network Rail and the UK’s rail operators.

Daily Mirror

BBC Question Time audience member warns train staff 'look what happened to dinosaurs'

A BBC Question Time audience member condemned the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) strike this week and warned its members they could go the same way as the dinosaurs

Chronicle Live

Fears of weekend full of travel chaos as fresh rail strike alert issued

The rail companies are worried that people will be reluctant to cancel leisure trips this weekend

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