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Elizabeth line drivers' strike averted

Drivers were set to have gone on strike on four days across late February and early March.

Elizabeth Line 28 Feb

Hull Trains' 802302 at Goole on January 5. HULL TRAINS/PAUL LEESON TAYLOR.

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Hull Trains drivers vote to strike in row with operator over colleague's dismissal

Drivers' union ASLEF announces series of strike days to begin in March.

Hull Trains 13 Feb

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Hitachi staff at LNER depots to strike over pay inconsistencies

Hitachi maintenance crews at LNER depots across the East Coast Main Line react to being paid less than colleagues under GWR.

Strike 31 Jan

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National strike planned by Hitachi Rail workers from this weekend

"The anger among Hitachi workers will be on display as they head to the picket line," says Unite.

Hitachi 19 Jan

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Damaging strike action called off after RMT agrees 2.5% deal…

Strikes that would have crippled ScotRail throughout COP26 were averted - after the RMT union agreed a pay deal that it described as leaving workers “quids in”.

12 Nov

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FROM THE FILES: DOO: driving efficiency or a safety risk?

implementation and the build-up to what has become one of Britain’s most prolonged industrial actions

6 Dec

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Southern strikes: union votes to accept resolution

An end in sight to long-running dispute as ASLEF and operator reach agreement

8 Nov

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RMT strike action spreads to South Western

RMT members have voted to strike on South Western Railway.

4 Oct

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“A war of attrition in which everyone loses”

With the RMT determined to expand its battle with Southern Railway into a national campaign, what are the implications for the railway? PAUL CLIFTON reports

Industrial relations 1 Apr

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Southern strikes continue

Southern Railway passengers face further strikes and disruption, following the failure of talks between the company and the drivers’ union ASLEF.

20 Dec

Southern 377162 at Clapham Junction. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Conductors offered £2,000 ultimatum to settle dispute

Govia Thameslink Railway offers a lump sum of £2,000 to each conductor, to settle the dispute.

3 Oct

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Verster hits out at RMT over Scottish strikes campaign

ScotRail Managing Director says the RMT is “trying to cynically rope ScotRail into a national campaign” over the extension of driver control of train doors.

28 Jun

ScotRail 334040 at Haymarket on June 24 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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RMT members vote for strikes in ScotRail dispute

RMT members working for ScotRail have voted for industrial and strike action in an ongoing dispute over the extension of Driver Only Operation (DOO).

14 Jun

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GTR seeks injunction against ASLEF ballot

Govia Thameslink Railway issues papers at the High Court challenging a ballot of drivers on Southern and Gatwick Express over the use of 12-car DOO working.

19 May

Southern 377118 and 377446 at Clapham Junction on January 3 2014. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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RMT conductors hold latest action on Southern

Southern Railway conductors in the RMT strike today, as the dispute continues over extension of Driver Only Operation (DOO) and changes to their roles.

18 May

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