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Rail workers' union leader Mick Lynch announces retirement

MICK Lynch has announced his retirement as general secretary of the UK's biggest rail workers’ union...

The National (Scotland)

Mick Lynch to retire as RMT general secretary

The firebrand leader said he was proud to have served the Rail, Maritime and Transport union

The Independent UK

Rail workers’ union leader Mick Lynch announces retirement

Mr Lynch said he was incredibly proud to have served the RMT both as a rank-and-file member and an elected officer.

The Independent UK

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Rail services face disruption as train managers strike

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Avanti West Coast will launch a series of Sunday walkouts.

Evening Standard

Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers accept improved pay offer

The agreement ends a long-running dispute.

Evening Standard

Avanti West Coast executives earn more than double train managers while covering strikes, union boss claims

Union is striking intermittently until late May in a dispute over pay for rest-day working by train managers

The Independent UK

Latest train strike updates: which services will be affected and when are the next strikes in 2025?

Get the latest updates on the 2025 UK train strikes, including schedules, affected services and union negotiations

Evening Standard

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Euston trains disrupted as Avanti West Coast managers go on strike

Rail firm said passengers travelling on Thursday should plan ahead, expect disruption and check the details of their last train home

Evening Standard

Train managers to strike for second time in dispute over rest-day working

Avanti West Coast said passengers travel on Thursday should plan ahead, expect disruption and check the details of their last train home.

The Independent UK

New Year’s Eve travel disrupted as Avanti West Coast train managers strike

The rail operator has a ‘significantly reduced’ timetable in place on Tuesday and Thursday.

Evening Standard

New Year’s Eve travel misery for millions due to stormy weather, strike action and engineering work

2024 ends with travel chaos on multiple fronts

The Independent UK

Rail passengers face disruption as Avanti train managers strike

RMT action on New Year’s Eve and 2 January over rest day working will mean ‘significantly reduced’ timetable

The Guardian - UK

Passengers warned of disruption as Avanti West Coast train managers strike

Members of the RMT union at Avanti West Coast will walk out on New Year’s Eve and January 2 in a dispute over rest day working.

The Independent UK

Manchester Victoria named as worst UK train station for cancellations

Train crew availability and weather have been cited among reasons for disruptions

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Evening Standard

Avanti bosses should ‘get back round the table’ to resolve strike, says minister

Avanti West Coast services are set to be hit by strike action on new year’s eve and January 2.

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast train managers demand more than £250 for working on day off

Exclusive: At weekends, a staff member could earn £300 for rest day working – but train drivers get twice as much

Evening Standard

Christmas travel warning: Rail closures will make it harder to get to London airports

Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton will all have fewer train connections - and Arsenal and Spurs home games also hit

The Independent UK

Badenoch blames months of new train strikes on Labour’s pay rises for unions and says commuters will suffer

Downing Street calls on RMT union leader Mick Lynch to ‘get back round the table’ to resolve dispute ahead of five months of strike chaos on Avanti West Coast line

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The Independent UK

When are the next train strikes? Avanti West Coast walkouts to run until summer

On strike days about one train in four is running, during limited hours, between London Euston, the West Midlands, northwest England and Scotland

The National (Scotland)

Disruption expected as Avanti West Coast to stage series of strikes

WORKERS on Avanti West Coast are to stage a series of strikes after rejecting a deal aimed at resolving a dispute over rest day working...

The Guardian - UK

Avanti West Coast workers to strike on New Year’s Eve

Avanti says it is assessing how much impact strikes will have but spokesperson says disruption will be ‘significant’

Evening Standard

Workers on Avanti West Coast to stage series of strikes

The RMT said its members working as train managers will strike on New Year’s Eve, January 2 and Sundays between January 12 and May 25.

The National (Scotland)

Kay Burley set to leave Sky News after 35 years, reports suggest

KAY Burley is set to leave Sky News, it is being reported.

The Independent UK

‘No way to run a railway’: How the Sunday blues have depressed Britain’s weary train passengers

The system ‘can’t be right, and it never has been right’, says expert, as the government promises to reset relationship with the rail industry

The Independent UK

Avanti Christmas train strikes called off, says RMT

Rail union says train firm has improved its offer to train managers working on West Coast main line

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