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What are the UK rail strikes about and how long will they go on?

Biggest stoppages in decades involving 40,000 Network Rail staff could spread across public sector

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Rail strike chaos – what you need to know

In today’s newsletter: Archie Bland looks at how to navigate the biggest rail industrial action in Britain in decades – and why it’s just the start of a summer of discontent

The Guardian - UK

What today's train strikes are about and how you will be affected

40,000 rail staff set to walk out on first strike today - this is what the huge industrial action is all about and how you will be impacted

Liverpool Echo

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'PM and a train full of Tory MPs and ministers appear to relish rail strikes'

This Tory government is making our problems even more challenging while Shapps inflames the dispute to try and score cheap political points while goind easy on the bosses

Daily Mirror

Train strikes kick off summer of travel misery - with Grant Shapps 'doing nothing'

Flights cancelled, railways grind to a halt, petrol prices rise again... and STILL Transport Secretary Shapps refuses to do anything as a last-ditch bid to avert the three-day national action by train staff fails

Daily Mirror

'By refusing to negotiate rail strike Government has all but admitted it wanted this'

'The Transport Secretary argued it was a matter for the union and employers, conveniently forgetting that as the person ultimately in charge of Network Rail he is the employer'

Daily Mirror

Grant Shapps displays terminal delusion with rail strike enthusiasm

Transport secretary’s glib Commons performance had air of pantomime as he relished fight with unions

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Unions and ministers in blame game as travellers hit by worst rail strikes since 1980s

Just one train in five expected to run during three days of industrial action over pay, jobs and conditions

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps calls rail strike ‘callous’ as it impacts his daughter’s exam day

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has branded the rail strikes “callous” as he said his daughter’s exam day would be affected.

Evening Standard

Biggest UK rail strikes in decades to go ahead after last-ditch talks fail

Most train services in Great Britain cancelled on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in dispute over pay and conditions

The Guardian - UK

Tories to bring in law that lets agency staff do jobs of striking workers

Labour accused the government of adopting the P&O Ferries "playbook" and said replacing staff "cannot and must not be an option"

Daily Mirror

How much rail workers earn as planned train strikes approach

The industrial action is set to start tomorrow and will reduce ScotRail services to just five routes.

Daily Record

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps dismisses calls to act over rail strikes

The Transport Secretary was accused of 'washing his hands' of the dispute.

Chronicle Live

Last-ditch talks fail to resolve rail row with strikes to go ahead

Thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

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The Independent UK

Do you support the rail strikes? Have your say

The rail strikes have begun. We want to know what you think about the disruption

The Independent UK

Rail strikes to go ahead after last ditch talks fail to resolve dispute, RMT says

Thousands of members of the RMT union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

Daily Record

Row over rail strike that risks dragging country "back to the 1980s"

MSP Neil Bibby has blasted UK Government over industrial action that is set to cripple network from tomorrow

Daily Mirror

How long will train strike last for and will there be more to come in June?

Train strikes will rock commuters this week as union members stand up to Network Rail in a dispute over job losses and pay. Thousands of people will be affected and concerned about more chaos

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Manchester Evening News

Every railway ticket office in England to close under new plans - reports

It's thought the move will save £500 million a year

Daily Mirror

A two year perfect storm has led us to this summer of terminal turbulence

Brits flying abroad for summer holidays seem to be facing more queues and cancellations at airports. So what’s going on? Unfortunately, there’s a perfect storm following the two years of travel chaos caused by Covid-19

Daily Mirror

Rail strike: How much are train workers paid and why do the figures differ?

Members of RMT at Network Rail and 13 train operators will strike on June 21, 23 and 25 with Tube workers also striking on June 21 to coincide with the first rail strike, threatening widespread travel chaos

The Independent UK

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

Britain Set for Biggest Rail Strike in Decades

Britain's railway network this week faces its biggest strike action in more than three decades in a row over pay as soaring inflation erodes earnings. Rail union the RMT has said that more than 50,000 workers will take part in a three-day national strike, coinciding with major events including the…

Manchester Evening News

Plans for HS2 on the cheap threaten to turn swathes of Manchester into a building site and botch a once in a lifetime opportunity

Politicians and rail experts are increasingly concerned about plans for an overground HS2 station in Manchester city centre - warning of up to a decade of chaos and disruption. Today the Manchester Evening News calls on ministers to think again.

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