Rail strikes

Transport Select Committee sets tests for rail strike minimum service levels

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Alex Bestwick

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22 September 2023

MPs have set the Government a series of tests for its controversial new law on minimum levels of service during rail strikes.
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Rail supply firm workers start four-day strike action

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Alex Bestwick

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29 August 2023

Engineers, clerical and production staff at a railway supply company will start a four-day strike on Tuesday in a dispute over pay.
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Aslef union train drivers to strike again in September

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Alex Bestwick

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18 August 2023

Train drivers will stage another strike in September in the long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
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Train drivers’ union to recommend pay offers to members in Scotland and Wales

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Alex Bestwick

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18 May 2023

The train drivers’ union has received “significant” pay offers for its members in Wales and Scotland, in “stark contrast” to the response from the Conservative government in Westminster.
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Rail minister defends strike stance despite financial hit

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Alex Bestwick

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15 May 2023

Rail minister Huw Merriman has defended the Government’s stance on strikes, months after admitting that the Government has lost more money due to the impact of rail strikes than it would have cost to settle the disputes months ago.
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Train drivers walk out as Aslef chief says talks with ministers have stalled

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Alex Bestwick

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12 May 2023

The leader of a train drivers’ union says pay negotiations with ministers have stalled over the past four months as fresh rail strikes take place.
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Elizabeth Line workers to strike on first anniversary of opening

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Alex Bestwick

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9 May 2023

Workers on London’s Elizabeth Line will take industrial action later this month on the first anniversary of its opening, in a long-running dispute over pay.
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Train drivers to stage three more strikes

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Alex Bestwick

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27 April 2023

Train drivers will stage three fresh strikes in a long-running row over pay, including on FA Cup final day.
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Minimum service legislation ‘could provoke further conflict’, MPs warned

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Alex Bestwick

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26 April 2023

Plans to legislate for minimum levels of service during rail strikes could have “unintended consequences” of provoking further conflict, MPs have been told.
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Rail workers’ union leaders considering updated offer

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Alex Bestwick

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14 April 2023

Leaders of the biggest rail workers union are considering an “updated” offer from train companies aimed at resolving the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
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