Rail strikes

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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Rail workers begin voting on continuing industrial action

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Alex Bestwick

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6 April 2023

Railway workers start voting on Thursday on whether to continue taking industrial action in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
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Freight train companies ‘quite happy’ to be excluded from new strike laws

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Alex Bestwick

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22 March 2023

Freight train companies are “quite happy” that their industry is excluded from the Government’s new legislation forcing unions to provide a minimum level of service during strikes, MPs have been told.
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RMT members at Network Rail vote to accept offer

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Alex Bestwick

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20 March 2023

Members of the RMT in Network Rail have voted overwhelmingly to accept an offer to end the long-running dispute over […]
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How will the latest strikes impact each train operator?

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Alex Bestwick

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17 March 2023

Train services are to be hit by strike action again on Saturday.
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RMT members to vote on Network Rail offer from Thursday

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Alex Bestwick

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8 March 2023

Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members at Network Rail will begin voting on an offer aimed at resolving the bitter industrial dispute on Thursday.
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Members of TSSA union vote to accept offers from train companies

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Alex Bestwick

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24 February 2023

Members of one of the rail unions involved in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions have voted to accept offers from train companies.
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