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Grant Shapps accused of ‘advocating fire and rehire’ to end rail strikes

Transport secretary said he could enact legislation to force through measures sought by rail companies

The Guardian - UK

Talking Point: Do you support the workers striking this summer?

Picket lines have become a familiar sight, and sympathies may well lie with the workers

Evening Standard

Union boss Mick Lynch warns of ‘really difficult period’ in Tube dispute

Mick Lynch said his union had been shut out of talks between the Government, the Treasury, and Mayor Sadiq Khan’s office over the future of services.

The Independent UK

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Unmasked: Victoria Line Tube driver bringing Londoners joy with his singing

Aklaqur Rahman spoke to the Standard from an RMT union picket line

Evening Standard

Three strikes in a week? No more of this, please

The economic outlook is grim, the cost-of-living crisis means we need to maintain our earnings and restaurants and entertaiment venues are struggling to survive. In this situation, Londoners must deal with not one transport strike but three. Yesterday commuters were the targets of RMT strikes which brought rail services to…

Evening Standard

‘End London’s strike misery,’ Government, unions and transport chiefs told

Union bosses under fire for bringing Tube to virtual shutdown as 50 bus routes also hit

Evening Standard

Shapps says he will impose rail changes if striking workers do not agree deals

Transport secretary claims ‘union barons’ are not putting offers to members and should ‘get out of way’

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Tory Grant Shapps warns he'll FORCE through rail changes against striking workers' will

Unions said the 'desperate' Transport Secretary was advocating 'fire and rehire' after he announced he is 'moving to' imposing changes to things like Sunday working hours without full consultation

Daily Mirror

Rail strikes: Which trains are running on Saturday?

Many of the UK’s trains services will be off-limits

The Independent UK

Train strikes: Why are this week’s rail walkouts happening and who will be affected?

Following June’s widespread train cancellations, the UK will see three days of rail chaos due to strikes

The Independent UK

London strikes: Liz Truss pledges crackdown as Sadiq Khan says government ‘deliberately provoking’ unions – as it happened

Tory leadership frontrunner says new laws will make it harder to strike as London mayor accuses government of picking a fight

The Guardian - UK

London Tube and Overground strike LIVE: Sadiq Khan claims Government ‘provoking’ unions into strikes

The fresh round of industrial action comes a day after national rail strikes which left only around one in five services running

Evening Standard

Ministers accused of ‘provoking’ strikes as tube action disrupts London travel

Sadiq Khan claims transport secretary ‘deliberately’ seeking industrial action to pave way for legislation curtailing union rights

The Guardian - UK

Rail union leader Mick Lynch says dispute could go on ‘indefinitely’

With only 20% of trains running due to strikes, head of RMT urges ministers to intervene in talks

The Guardian - UK

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Good Morning Britain viewers react as Mick Lynch shuts down claims he's on 'six-figure salary'

The RMT union's general secretary said the claims were "completely untrue"

Liverpool Echo

'Sadness' on the picket lines as rail workers stage latest walk out over pay

RMT and TSSA members stood outside Lime Street this morning

Evening Standard

Figures show 4,716 staff absences at Transport for London this year in comparison with 4,512 reported in 2021

Evening Standard

Conservatives hit out at Sadiq Khan over failing ‘zero strikes’ pledge

The City Hall Conservatives have hit out at Sadiq Khan for overseeing almost 100 public transport strikes in his time as Mayor of London despite pledging to have “zero strikes”.

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Evening Standard

‘Saving me a fortune in fares’: Commuters thank unions for rail strikes

Commuters have boasted about having “hours of their day back” on social media

Evening Standard

What does RMT stand for? Who the union represents, their aims, and who is Mick Lynch

Everything you need to know about RMT and what is stands for

Evening Standard

Passengers are warned rail strikes could drag on for ‘a very long time’

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said a “massive gap” remains between the union’s demands and Network Rail

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh trains strikes: When will they end as RMT warn dispute could be 'prolonged indefinitely'

Trains across the UK have come to a standstill with just a limited amount of ScotRail services leaving Edinburgh. Train companies are urging customers to avoid railway travel.

The Independent UK

Train strikes – live: National Rail services severely disrupted as commuters warned not to travel

Many cross-UK train routes will see their last service at 3.30 or 4pm today

Daily Record

Train strikes: Cross-border rail services halted as RMT union hits out at Tory government

Train services across the UK have been disrupted by another day of action by the RMT union which claims the rail operators and the Tory government are attempting to cut staffing and undermine safety on the rail network.

Daily Mirror

UK could be brought to standstill by wave of strikes hitting 'every sector' warning

Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), said that people are "are fed up with the way they've been treated"

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