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Further strike disruption hits Scotland’s railway

The RMT union staged the second of three planned walkouts on Thursday.

The Independent UK

ScotRail warn of more 'significant disruption' today after knock-on delays from rail strike

The rail firm has told commuters to expect more disruption on the rails on Friday.

Daily Record

Fiona Bruce accused of 'attacking' Mick Lynch on Question Time

FIONA Bruce has been accused of cutting off and "attacking" RMT Secretary-General Mick Lynch during Thursday's Question Time.

The National (Scotland)

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Rail strike: TSSA to vote on another train strike affecting CrossCountry, LNER, Northern and TransPennine

TSSA members working for Network Rail and train operators could go on strike in mid-July in a separate dispute to the RMT walk out

Chronicle Live

Perth and Kinross to experience third day without trains after dispute talks fail to halt strike action

Saturday’s service shutdown will go ahead with Network Rail staff walking out - but many rural hotel's have seen little impact on their businesses so far

Daily Record

All the trains running during nationwide rail strike

In the forthcoming strikes by Network Rail signallers, only about 20% of lines will open for trains

The Independent UK

London commuters face further headaches as weekend rail strike looms

Rail passengers faced further disruption on Friday because of a deadlocked dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.

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Why are the train strikes happening?

Journeys by train are set to be disrupted on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of this week - but why are rail workers walking out?

The Independent UK

When is the UK train strike? Dates, times and everything you need to know

In the forthcoming strikes by Network Rail signallers, only about 20% of lines will be open for trains – many of which might not run anyway

The Independent UK

Champions League vital for Rangers to keep pace as Celtic build from a position of strength

IT would be entertaining to sit Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary and master BS detector, down with a list of recent Scottish football transfer…

The National (Scotland)

Young people don’t care about the strikes of the 1970s and 80s. They are worried about now

Low pay and insecure work are issues that overwhelmingly affect them. That’s why the denigration of unions is not working, says journalist Eve Livingston

The Guardian - UK

Are the trains running today? Chaos in store for passengers despite no strikes

RMT members aren’t striking today but yesterday’s walkout is having a knock-on effect on rail services. Here’s everything you need to know about how the trains are running today

Daily Mirror

Train strike – live: Weekend travel chaos looms in third walk out of the week

RMT members at Network Rail and 13 train operators walk out over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions

The Independent UK

Train strikes: More rail travel chaos today as talks yet to break deadlock

Only 60% of trains will run on Friday as delays from Thursday's RMT rail workers strike continue to affect transport services, with talks over pay and conditions deadlocked

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Wales Online

Further disruption expected for rail services

Third walkout is planned for Saturday

The Independent UK

Mick Lynch says rail workers ‘lauded as heroes’ in pandemic but now treated as ‘out of fashion’

RMT staff are expected to walk out again on Saturday

Daily Mirror

BA made low-paid staff take 10% pay cut - and 'reinstated it only for managers'

Hundreds of British Airways check-in workers at Heathrow airport have voted to walk out in a row over pay - causing travel chaos for Brits looking to go abroad this summer

Evening Standard

Strikes cause more Tube disruption as Heathrow action piles on travel ‘misery’

British Airways workers in the GMB and Unite unions are set to strike during the summer holiday period over a pay dispute

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The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes: commuters stay home on day two of action as talks resume

Maintenance and train company staff in parallel negotiations as ministers plan to use agency workers to break strike

Manchester Evening News

Support from Gary Lineker and anger from a stranded shift worker - mixed views on second day of national train strikes

Thousands of railway workers joined picket lines today in the biggest rail walkout in 30 years

Evening Standard

Rail strikes: Passenger numbers below 20% as services hit by second walkout

Euston and Paddington were among the stations with fewer passengers than a typical weekday

The Guardian - UK

Mick Lynch: rail union bruiser who’s more than a match for the media

Faced with cliched questions about the strike from journalists and MPs, the RMT boss has been deft, scornful and effective

The Guardian - UK

Rail workers and what they earn: who are the real fat cats?

As government says striking rail workers are well paid, we look at industry salaries from cleaning staff to chief executives

The Guardian - UK

Union boss Mick Lynch is a media star – and Labour has much to learn about why

The RMT leader’s clarity is only a surprise because old union hands have long been sidelined, says Jeremy Gilbert, professor at the University of East London

The Conversation

Rail strikes: words used to describe unions misrepresent the truth about how they work

Public discussion of pickets, politics and even profile pictures, have been a daily occurrence this week for Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT). As England, Scotland and Wales face severe transport disruption due to industrial action by the RMT, Lynch…

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