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UK rail strikes: what would a deal mean for passengers, unions and operators?

We look at who might be the winners in the industry’s biggest industrial dispute in decades

The Guardian - UK

Train bursts into flames forcing passengers to run for their lives as smoke fills sky

Passengers were immediately evacuated from the Southeastern train after sparks started appearing from under the carriage, as it burst into flames at West Malling station

Daily Mirror

Wave of strikes has cost London economy £120m - with more industrial action to come

Nurses will return to picket lines on Monday and Tuesday

Evening Standard

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February rail strikes: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

Train drivers working for 15 train operators will walk out on 1 and 3 February

The Independent UK

Rail walkout is ‘a political strike driven by the government,’ claims train driver union boss

‘The government decided the train drivers aren’t worth a pay rise,’ says Mick Whelan

The Independent UK

Under-fire TransPennine Express urged to hire more drivers after 'abject failure' accusation

Aslef says a seven-days-a-week railway should employ enough drivers to run it, without relying on people working on allotted time off

Birmingham Post

February rail strikes: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

Train drivers working for 15 train operators will walk out on 1 and 3 February

The Independent UK

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‘As things stand, the strikes are on’: Rail minister confirms train driver walkouts will likely go ahead

Aslef leader says train operators have ‘done a rather corrupt and immoral deal with the government’

The Independent UK

February 2023 train drivers' strike to impact rail services in Newcastle and around North East

Drivers working for LNER, CrossCountry, TransPennine Express and Northern are among those set to walk out again in February 2023

Chronicle Live

February rail strikes: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

Train drivers working for 15 train operators will walk out on 1 and 3 February

The Independent UK

Train stikes announced on two dates in February

The Aslef union announced that its members will stage a walkout after rejecting a pay offer

Manchester Evening News

New rail strike dates for February as fresh pay offer rejected

Train drivers have backed further walkouts

Liverpool Echo

Train drivers announce two more strike dates

Unions reject latest pay offer

The Independent UK

Train strikes: Union chief says deal further away than ever as February walkouts loom

Companies affected by the new strikes include some of London’s busiest commuter routes, including Thameslink, Southeastern and Southern

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Train drivers to strike on 1 and 3 February after pay deal rejected

Workers represented by Aslef and RMT will take part as stoppages expected to halt most services across 14 train companies

Daily Mirror

New rail strike dates announced in February as train drivers reject pay offer

The first Aslef strike date will coincide with a walkout by 100,000 civil servants, a strike by teachers and nationwide protests against Tory new anti-strike legislation

The Independent UK

Aslef union train drivers announce two more strike dates

Members will strike on February 1 and 3.

Wales Online

Harper: ‘Renewed offer’ on table at latest talks to avert further rail strikes

Despite the Transport Secretary's positivity, one union boss says there was still 'zero' chance of a resolution

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Evening Standard

Watch: Rail dispute ‘further away’ from being resolved, union leader warns

A union leader has warned that the bitter strike on the railways is further away from being resolved than when it started last year. Mick Whelan, general secretary of the Aslef train drivers’ union, was asked by the Transport Select Committee to say how close, on a scale of one…

Evening Standard

Train drivers’ union says ‘zero’ hope of resolving rail strike soon - but Network Rail says 7/10 chance

Passenger confidence in railways is ‘ebbing away’ because of strikes, warns train firm chief

AFP

UK's govt accused of wanting strikes to 'sabotage' workers' rights

London (AFP) - Britain's government stood accused Wednesday of actively undermining talks with union leaders in a bid to encourage strike action and depress workers' wages across the economy.

The Independent UK

Rail strikes over (for now): what happens next?

Passengers may be caught up in what looks like an ideological struggle for some time to come

Daily Mirror

Rail unions warn deal is 'further away than when we started' after 8 MONTHS of strikes

The grim verdict came in a fiery committee hearing where leaders laughed in a Tory MP's face - and the RMT's Mick Lynch said he was 'more popular than many politicians in this room'

The Independent UK

Rail strikes: ‘We’re further away than when we started,’ says train union boss of negotiations

Rail dispute no closer to being resolved, says Mick Whelan

Evening Standard

Rail dispute ‘further away’ from being resolved, union leader warns as London braces for Elizabeth Line walkout

Asked by MPs how close resolution to row is on scale of 1 to 10, Aslef boss Mick Whelan says: ‘I think you can include zero’

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