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Wed like to hear your stories as part of our "nhs under pressure" series. the new general secretary of the tuc has called for an urgent meeting with the prime minister to try to resolve the escalating strikes in the public service. paul nowak wants a change in government direction, saying ministers should open pay negotiations with unions. it comes as rail workers continue a 48—hour strike, with more planned this month in transport, nhs and civil service. my diary is clear, the diaries of our ...

The signals arent promising. and, of course, people are losing out because of all the strikes. rail workers themselves, those that are on strike, they are losing pay. also, there are businesses that depend on people being able to get around. we are talking theatres, restaurants, cafes. uk hospitality, which represents those kind of businesses, say since the industrial action started way back injune, up until the end of this week, they expect that industry to have lost some £2.5 billion. so, the...

British rail workers kicked off the new year with a week-long strike on Tuesday, disrupting the return to work for millions of commuters in the latest bout of industrial action to hit the country.

Good morning. its tuesday, the 3rd of january. millions of people are returning to work and school after the festive break today, but a fresh wave of rail workers�* strikes mean most of those who travel by train will need to make alternative arrangements. rmt members have started a 48—hour stoppage, with another two—day walkout planned for friday and saturday. some drivers will also strike on thursday. its part of a long—running dispute over pay and conditions, as our business correspond...

Well get the latest on one dads campaign, following his sons tragic death. good morning. after a dry start in some eastern areas we are looking at a wet and windy day for us all. it will be milder than it was yesterday. the weather remains changeable. details later. good morning. its tuesday, the 3rd of january. millions of people are returning to work and school after the festive break today, but a fresh wave of rail workers strikes mean most of those who travel by train will need to make alter...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. im anjana gadgil. american football player damar hamlin is in a critical condition in hospital after collapsing during a game. russia acknowledges 63 of its soldiers died in a ukrainian attack in donetsk. kyiv claims the actual number is in the hundreds. another wave of rail workers�* strikes in the uk hits commuters returning to work after the festive break. in santos, brazil, thousands are queueing to pay ...

Had a really detrimental effect. footfall in many key city centre areas has been down, particularly in the evening, and actually the hospitality sector has said that the strikes of cause and even worse impact than they had even worse impact than they had even forecast because it is very tough for hospitality, of course, because we have the cost of living crisis as well because people have been reining in their budgets but even those people who did want to spend delay their trips into town becaus...

That hold the contracts and theyve come to agreement with them. they are nothing to do with british rail and they are not british rail inherited agreements, they are private—sector agreements we have made since 1993 and 1996 when the railways were privatised, so we have a seven day railway but what we have is an agreement on how that seven—day railway operates. we can facilitate that and we will get to an agreement in the end but what we cant have is those new conditions imposed on us which ...

Not to even open in fact uk hospitality has estimated since the start of the strikes injune that the hospitality sector will have lost £2.5 billion in a. of the hospitality sector will have lost £2.5 billion in a. 0fjune until the end of this week will stop we have been hearing tens and thousands of rail workers will be working out again, team drivers met and members of aslef will be walking out thursday and then another rmt strike getting under way on friday. there has been a stalemate since ...

Us ripping up all of our contracts of employment and our conditions and our members are not prepared to do that. there is no such thing as a clean, no strings attached pay deal available in the railways in any of the companies in this dispute. so on the companies in this dispute. so on the thing of — the companies in this dispute. so on the thing of tearing _ the companies in this dispute. so on the thing of tearing up _ the companies in this dispute. so on the thing of tearing up the _ the th...