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Disruptions to train services continue after 24-hour rail strike

Talks are expected to resume on Thursday but there is little sign of the deadlock being broken

Wales Online

What the papers say – July 28

The front pages are preoccupied with the ongoing union disputes and rising cost of living.

The Independent UK

Unions threaten general strike over ‘Victorian’ Tory plans to curb industrial action

‘If Grant Shapps had his way we would all still be in the workhouse,’ union boss says

The Independent UK

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Sir Keir Starmer sacks frontbencher for appearing on picket line as fresh rail walkout announced for August

Labour said shadow transport minister Sam Tarry had ‘breached collective responsibility’ by attending a picket line

Evening Standard

Travel chaos as RMT members join rail strike outside Newcastle Central Station

Two picket lines of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and supporting Unison members stood outside Newcastle Central station

Chronicle Live

Unions issue threat of UK general strike as rail crisis grows

Aslef members voted for action in August, while the RMT chief, Mick Lynch, is calling for a general strike

The Guardian - UK

Train strikes: Grant Shapps condemned for ‘attack on right to strike’

The Transport Secretary has laid out plans to crack down on strikes amid a summer of travel turmoil

Liverpool Echo

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Labour MP sacked after appearing on picket line with striking workers

A SENIOR Labour MP has been sacked for appearing on the RMT picket line in support of striking workers.

The National (Scotland)

Train drivers to strike next month in new industrial action

Trade Union Aslef has announced its members will walk out on Saturday August 13

Manchester Evening News

Edinburgh rail workers and politicians join picket line outside Waverley Station

A local MP has urged the UK Government to solve the RMT Union dispute from the Edinburgh Waverley picket line. More rail strikes disrupted local service on Wednesday, and more are planned for August.

Edinburgh Live

Britain's rail network hit by new strike action over pay dispute

Britain's rail network suffered major disruption again on Wednesday as staff walked out in a row over pay and conditions, the latest in a wave of industrial unrest as wages fail to keep pace with soaring inflation.

Reuters

More train strikes announced as drivers at nine rail companies to walk out over pay

A wave of industrial action is planned for next month on the railways and London Underground in rows over pay, with drivers already set to strike this Saturday at seven companies

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer under pressure as Labour MPs defy order and join RMT strike

Sam Tarry could face wrath of Labour hierarchy after joining picket line outside Euston

Evening Standard

Union fury over threat to right to strike, as rail dispute hits millions

‘Fierce and prolonged resistance’: Clampdown on industrial action branded anti-democratic

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The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes: disruption affects millions in UK as Shapps threatens crackdown

Travel disrupted for millions amid worsening row with rail firms over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions

Daily Mirror

Why there are so many travel disruptions right now - from train strikes to flight delays

As we head in to the peak of the school Summer holidays, many plans could be scuppered by problems with UK transport. Here we take a look at all the travel disruption

The Independent UK

Tory minister on £115k salary says workers must accept ‘pay restraint’ to control inflation

‘High wage economy’ promise in doubt as chief secretary to the Treasury attacks pay demands

The Independent UK

Rail passengers forced to change travel plans due to strike

RMT members walked out on Wednesday.

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Daily Record

West Lothian man devastated to miss aunt's funeral amid rail strikes

Today's strike by members of RMT causing disruption to travellers, including Kristian Melson who can't travel to England for his aunt's funeral

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh trains today as strike action causes travel chaos across Scotland

All but five trains have come to a standstill in Scotland as 40,000 RMT union members are striking over a dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions - only a small number of services are running from Edinburgh

The Independent UK

UK rail strikes: Who is RMT leader Mick Lynch?

Union’s general-secretary has been celebrated for uncompromising interview style but industrial action leaves nation’s train stations deserted and commuters stranded ahead of Christmas

The National (Scotland)

'Workers united!': Thousands of rail staff join RMT strikes across Scotland

PASSENGERS are facing severe disruption across Scotland’s railways due to fresh strikes by thousands of workers in the row over jobs, pay and…

Liverpool Echo

'People are striking to survive' as rail workers struggle to stay afloat

Workers said: "This is the only weapon people have, it is a last resort, people are losing pay and people are struggling"

Daily Mirror

When is the London Underground tube strike – and which lines are affected?

This year has been plagued by tube strikes, rail strikes, and airport chaos, and the disruption looks set to continue as a further day of action has been announced

Daily Record

Picket lines at Scots rail stations amid severe disruptions over bitter pay row

There are just five services currently operating across the country due to the industrial action.

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