The RMT general secretary has written to Transport Secretary Mark Harper urging him to end the ‘toxic’ rail dispute.
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Cancellations are rife as train drivers hit picket lines.
Rail workers in the RMT union will be voting on whether to continue strike action for a further six months.
Sky News says A SECOND DAY of industrial action looms as the transport secretary denies claims he “wrecked” strike talks – calling it a “total lie”.
The PM will face Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer for this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions – the first questioning since the UK’s biggest strikes in 30 years started.
The Metro says STRIKE crisis talks will resume this morning while disruption continues across the network.
BBC News says TRAIN services in Britain will continue to be disrupted on Wednesday as talks resume in a bid to resolve a dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
The Metro says IF YOU LIVE in London or have to travel to London at any point over the next few days, it’s not likely to be the best week you’ve ever had.
The Guardian says Train passengers were facing widespread disruption and cancellations as Britain’s biggest nationwide rail strike for 30 years began on Tuesday morning.
BBC News says BORIS JOHNSON is to call for a “sensible compromise” on pay to end the largest rail strike in 30 years.
The Metro says the government has been accused of ‘pouring petrol on the fire’ by boycotting negotiations before the ‘biggest rail strike in modern history’.
BBC News says Travellers are facing reduced train services across England, Scotland and Wales ahead of the biggest rail strike in 30 years.
The Independent says Downing Street has urged employers to allow staff to work from home during next week’s rail strikes as the transport secretary warned strikers they were risking their jobs because the railway was now competing against remote working and other forms of public and private transport.
The Guardian says rail workers are to strike for three days in late June, in a move that is likely to halt much of the national rail network across Britain for a week.
