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I won’t back down to Rail and Tube unions despite strikes, vows Grant Shapps

‘They’ve been able to just carry on with unbelievably outdated practices,’ Mr Shapps said

Evening Standard

From barristers to refuse collectors, Britons strike en masse

Workers are livid that employers are refusing to pay more against the backdrop of wage-crushing inflation.

Al Jazeera

The UK’s new official opposition: how powerful union leaders are taking on the Tories

As the cost of living crisis bites, leaders of barristers to bin collectors are becoming a force to be reckoned with

The Guardian - UK

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Sacked Labour MP Sam Tarry faces reselection battle before party conference

Supporters of former shadow transport minister who joined RMT picket lines says process fast-tracked out of ‘revenge’

The Guardian - UK

Crippling port strike will drag on unless the bosses see sense, union chief warns

Strikes crippling Britain’s largest container port will continue indefinitely unless employers “see sense” on pay rises, a union boss has warned.

Evening Standard

‘You don’t think strikes are the answer? What is?’ RMT’s Mick Lynch on work, dignity and union power

With the cost of living soaring and wages falling further behind, the union boss has become the face of resistance. He talks about the rail dispute, the stereotyping of working-class people and his clash with Piers Morgan

The Guardian - UK

ScotRail warns of 'significant disruption' for passengers in wake of rail strikes

Strike action by rail workers disrupted travel yesterday, with ScotRail warning that the reopening of Network Rail signal boxes at different times throughout the day will cause further delays.

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Shapps urges RMT to put 8% pay offer to rail workers for vote

Strike chaos continues

Wales Online

More strikes ‘very likely’ and public ‘right behind us’, says Mick Lynch

RMT chief Mick Lynch has warned further strikes “are very likely” later this year due to the gap between the union and the rail operators.Speaking on Saturday, he told BBC Breakfast: “I’ll be talking to senior executives in the industry all through next week trying to create solutions to these…

Evening Standard

Shapps urges RMT to put 8% pay offer to rail workers for vote amid strike chaos

The Transport Secretary called on RMT general secretary Mick Lynch to give members to opportunity to resolve the dispute.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of people show support for striking rail workers

Rail workers across the country walked out on Saturday

Liverpool Echo

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

Is there a train strike this week? All the rail walkout dates happening this summer

Which rail operators will see staff walk out, and which lines will be affected?

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps writes to RMT leader demanding pay offer be put to vote

On latest day of rail strikes, UK transport secretary tweets letter after Mick Lynch warns of further action

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Evening Standard

London train strike latest LIVE: More strikes ‘very likely’ and public ‘right behind us’, says Mick Lynch

Saturday’s strike action comes after workers staged a walk out on Thursday and Friday sparking severe disruption for many across the country

Daily Mirror

Sports fans and holidaymakers set for travel chaos with more strikes on Saturday

Tens of thousands of transport workers will go out on strike again this Saturday which is set to cause travel misery for rail passengers including those heading to sporting events and going on holiday

The Guardian - UK

Further disruption on rail and bus services as transport strikes continue

Rail services will be much-reduced, and buses in west and south-west London and Surrey also affected

Wales Online

Fresh rail strike misery for passengers as thousands of workers set to walk out for 24 hours

RMT boss Mick Lynch said RMT will continue to negotiate in good faith but said the union won't tolerate being 'bullied'.

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Train strikes: RMT walkout set to cause new travel chaos as Mick Lynch warns ‘really difficult period’ ahead

Just one in five trains are likely to run throughout the day, according to Network Rail

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

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