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Like apprentices and station staff. this makes it the biggest rail dispute since 1989. but what are the reasons behind such a big decision from the unions? heres ben thompson to explain for us. de transport union the rmt says this is a dispute aboutjob security, a freeze on pay and management of the industry. it says network rail�*s plans to cut 2500 maintenance jobs would make accidents more likely because the roles are safety critical and it adds that many male workers have had their pay fro...

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You know, this is resolvable. talks are continuing today, but the advice for passengers is to only travel if necessary on strike days. esyllt carr, bbc news. our correspondent celestina olulode is at euston station in central london for us. celestino, how are passengers feeling ahead of strike action starting tomorrow?— feeling ahead of strike action starting tomorrow? well, there is a real mix of — starting tomorrow? well, there is a real mix of opinions _ starting tomorrow? well, there is ...

But what does mountain gorilla conservation tells us about protecting other species? the bbc�*s climate editorjustin rowlatt will be here to tell us about his trip to africa. poet tony walsh joins us to talk about his new poem in honour of the incredible manchester arena survivor martin hibbert and his epic kilimanjaro challenge. a new series of back in time follows the sharma family as they experience what life used to be like for south asian brits in birmingham. as weve been hearing this mor...

Goes on to say, my workplace have said they are expecting me to get to work on time. somebody else who has got in touch, we are all affected by rising costs, but do all of us get pay rises? no. if rail workers get pay rises? no. if rail workers get pay rises, ticket prices go up and passengers need a pay rise and on and on. thank you for your comments, let us know if you have any more thoughts to share with us on that story. stay with that... earlier our business correspondent, nina warhurst, wa...

Good faith. the unions, again, are calling for greater government involvement. from labour�*s point if you committed a tricky position, though, so they should be containing the strikes but they say we have got 24 hours, there is still time to, in effect, pull this off, if the government does more. the shadow transport secretary today was suggesting that if labour had been in government, they would have got more directly involved in the talks between unions and employers. any strike is a repres...

The job action on Friday signals a growing determination among transit workers for a counteroffensive against lost wages and deteriorating working conditions.

The uk will witness its biggest rail strike in decades. it is expected to cause problems for millions of travellers. but government ministers still maintain that its not for them to intervene. the transport secretary called the move by 40,000 rail workers unnecessary and said the union was determined to go on strike. but the opposion labour party has accused the government of wanting a strike so they can take advantage of a division. as nick eardley reports. get ready for the biggest rail strike...

Normally around 20,000 train services operate each day in the uk, but with a special timetable in place, the figure will be closer to 4,500. lets start with this report by our correspondent nick eardley. get ready for the biggest rail strike in a generation. for three days spread over the next week, the rail workers�* union, the rmt, will down tools. massive disruption is expected across the country, and in some places like hull, no services will be running in or out on strike days. awful for ...