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An East Midlands train passes through Nottingham station
THREE rail companies face the prospect of a summer of Sunday strikes as RMT members take to picket lines in disputes over safety, pensions and pay.
At Hull Trains, workers incensed by the company’s unilateral decision to close its final-salary pension scheme will restart an overtime and rest day working ban on Monday, alongside strikes every Sunday through August — 8, 15, 22 and 29.
The action was called after attempts to resolve the dispute through conciliation service Acas failed.
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
Since 2023, Strike Map has evolved from digital mapping at a national level to organising ‘mega pickets’ — we believe that mass solidarity with localised disputes prepares the ground for future national action, writes HENRY FOWLER
