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Services suspended for days and protests expected against P&O Ferries

Services were suspended and a series of demonstrations were expected to take place against P&O’s “appalling” decision to sack 800 seafarers. Unions and politicians condemned the mass dismissal, blamed by the company on losses of £100 million ...

18 Mar 2022 at 06:55

RMT boss calls on Shapps to ‘tone down the rhetoric and get on with his job’

The head of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has called on Grant Shapps to “tone down the rhetoric and get on with his job” in order to settle the bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Train services have been crippled ...

25 Jun 2022 at 15:22

More strike disruption for train services

Rail passengers are suffering more disruption on Friday because of a deadlocked dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Only 60% of trains are running, mainly because of a delay to the start of services after signallers and control room ...

24 Jun 2022 at 08:56

RMT boss accuses Transport Secretary of ‘talking nonsense’ in Twitter thread

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has accused Transport Secretary Grant Shapps of “talking nonsense” after the minister published a series of tweets describing “outdated working practices” in the railway industry. Mr Shapps posted the ...

25 Jun 2022 at 18:12

Travellers criticise ‘disgraceful’ taxi fares as demand surges amid rail strikes

Travellers have criticised the “disgraceful” increase in taxi fares as demand surges during the nationwide rail strikes. Millions of people are suffering disruption from rail strikes with 80% of trains cancelled and a spike in road ...

21 Jun 2022 at 13:48

More rail workers to strike in worsening pay, jobs and conditions dispute

More rail workers are to strike later this month in worsening disputes which threaten travel chaos for passengers. Unite announced that its members employed by Network Rail (NR) as electric control room operatives will join other ...

04 Aug 2022 at 18:04

RMT members vote to continue taking industrial action

Railway workers have voted to continue taking industrial action in their long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said a fresh ballot of its members showed overwhelming ...

16 Nov 2022 at 17:02

Wave of strikes set to be held across the country

Strike action by workers across the country in disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions is set to escalate in the weeks before Christmas, with the likelihood of industrial action continuing into 2023. Here are some ...

23 Nov 2022 at 17:57

Rail passengers urged only to travel if necessary on strike days

Rail passengers are being urged only to travel if necessary on Saturday because of a strike by workers in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), ...

28 Sept 2022 at 16:44

Rail union leaders accuse government of ‘blocking’ deal to end Christmas strikes

Rail union leaders have continued to blame the Government for “blocking” a deal to end the long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions which threatens more travel chaos in the run up to Christmas. The Transport ...

08 Dec 2022 at 13:07

Industrial action expected across the UK: strike dates from now until February

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members at 14 companies and Network Rail again walked out on Friday, crippling services across the country a day after an unprecedented nursing strike. However, some ...

16 Dec 2022 at 17:10

Barclay urged to give ground on pay to resolve NHS disputes

Steve Barclay has been urged to “come to the table and talk about pay” as further talks began to tackle NHS disputes. The leader of the body representing NHS Trusts urged the Health Secretary to act on the ...

12 Jan 2023 at 10:10

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