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Tube strikes are back: RMT to stage week of rolling walkouts on London Underground and DLR in September

RMT announces rolling strike action across the Tube for seven days beginning on Friday, September 5

Evening Standard

London Underground workers to strike in dispute over pay and conditions

The RMT said its members on the Tube will take industrial action at different times from September 5, for seven days.

The Independent UK

London Underground Tube strikes: When are they and which lines are affected?

Everything you need to know about the walkouts, from the lines affected to the best ways to get to the airport

The Independent UK

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CrossCountry passengers face strike disruption on bank holiday weekend

RMT action over pay and conditions means no services on Saturday and reduced rail timetable on Monday

The Guardian - UK

Trains to Scotland disrupted this weekend as 'do not travel' warning issued

Passengers have been warned of significant disruption to train services to Scotland this bank holiday weekend ...

The National (Scotland)

British Transport Police warned cuts will endanger railway staff

The RMT union has warned that proposed cuts to the British Transport Police (BTP) would seriously endanger the safety of railway staff. The BTP is reportedly facing an £8.5 million funding shortfall this year, potentially leading to the closure of 13 police stations and the loss of hundreds of posts.…

The Independent UK

British Transport Police cuts will endanger railway staff, union warns

The RMT said frontline workers would be left exposed to anti-social behaviour and violence.

The Independent UK

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Rail strikes resume with bank holiday shutdown on CrossCountry trains

In previous strikes, CrossCountry has maintained a skeleton operation with a sharply reduced number of routes and trains

The Independent UK

Revealed: More than 60 Tube staff 'at risk of being deported' after Government changes immigration rules

EXCLUSIVE: Foreign workers who came to London to work for TfL could lose jobs and be forced to leave country, RMT union warns

Evening Standard

RMT calls for action to tackle ‘escalating violence’ on busy rail routes

Staff are facing daily incidents of assault, threats, spitting, verbal abuse, and intimidation, the union claimed.

Evening Standard

RMT warns any raise to state pension age will be met with direct action

RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey described any raise to the pension age as not ‘just cruel and unnecessary, it’s a slap in the face’.

Evening Standard

Great British Railways is launched, after a fashion – but what happens next?

The Man Who Pays His Way: The key questions – and answers – on rail renationalisation

The Independent UK

Union tells Overground staff to refuse railcard discounts over disciplinary ‘errors’

The RMT’s move could force passengers to pay higher off-peak fares—unless they travel via stations outside the London Underground network

Evening Standard

Four-day week for Tube drivers 'not stuck in sidings' despite union members split on TfL proposal

1,107 Aslef members back the changes - but 1,219 RMT members are opposed

Evening Standard

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Tube drivers reject TfL four-day week offer as threat of strikes grows

Members of the RMT union voted against the plans, claiming an extra day off could ‘significantly impact’ the working lives of staff

The Independent UK

Union highlights claims of staff shortages at railway ticket offices

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT ) said there was understaffing at a number of stations on the West Coast mainline served by Avanti.

The Independent UK

Reeves to take on unions in showdown over austerity Budget

A defiant chancellor will deliver her spring statement against a background of threats from trade unions and discontent from the Labour left

Evening Standard

Tube staff should get priority access to affordable homes built by TfL, RMT union demands

New homes plea included in pay rise demand for London Underground staff

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Evening Standard

Tube drivers offered four-day week as TfL bids to modernise working practices on London Underground

Drivers would still work 35 hours a week but would get paid meal breaks

The Independent UK

Ban e-bikes or we’ll strike, threaten London Underground drivers after platform fire

Three fire engines were called to an e-bike blaze at Rayners Lane station last month

Evening Standard

Union safety reps 'stormed out of meeting after TfL refused to ban e-bikes from Tube'

New twist in London Underground fire risk row after e-bike exploded

The Guardian - UK

Deal ends strikes on Britain’s biggest intercity rail line

RMT union wins 87% backing from members for improved package for train managers at Avanti West Coast

Evening Standard

OPINION - London needs to ban e-bikes on public transport — otherwise I fear tragedy will strike

E-bike battery fires are raising safety concerns, leading to calls for a ban on e-bikes on the Underground

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast strikes called off as RMT accepts rest day working deal

Staff had been due to continue Sunday walkouts until late May

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast dispute resolved

The RMT said the accepted deal delivered ‘significant improvements’ for train managers.

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