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Guards and signallers are among the staff to hold another series of walk—outs — this time for 48 hours each time — in december and january. this morning, the transport secretary, mark harper, said he wanted to see the dispute resolved but insisted a deal on pay must be funded by reaching agreement on changes to working practices. train operating companies and network rail will have the ability to reach a deal, but we have to be able to have that reform package negotiated because it is only...

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There have been repeated walk—outs on the railways for months. just yesterday it was the driver is out on a daylong strike. guards and signallers among the staff held another series of walk—outs this time for 48 hours each time in december and january. this morning the transport secretary mark harper said he wanted to see the dispute resolved but insisted a deal on pay must be funded by reaching agreement on changes to working practices. train operating companies and network rail will have t...

In the uk, the transport secretary has been talking about the industrial dispute on the railways — which has led to more strikes scheduled for next month. mark harper said there had to be reforms to the rail system to free up money for a pay offer for workers — and he warned there wasnt a "bottomless pit" of taxpayers money to throw at the problem. heres our political correspondent, helen catt. there have been repeated walk—outs on the railways for months. just yesterday, it was the driver...

But he insisted a deal on pay must be funded by reaching agreement on changes to working practices. train operating companies and network rail will have the ability to reach a deal, but we have to be able to have that reform package negotiated, because its only that that throws up the savings. i do not have a bottomless pit of taxpayers�* money to throw at this problem. the rmt unions general secretary, mick lynch, met with mr harper earlier this week in what is being seen as a more conciliato...

This morning, the transport secretary, mark harper, said he wanted to see the dispute resolved, but he insisted a deal on pay must be funded by reaching agreement on changes to working practices. train operating companies and network rail will have the ability to reach a deal, but we have to be able to have that reform package negotiated, because its only that that throws up the savings. i do not have a bottomless pit of taxpayers money to throw at this problem. the rmt unions general secretary,...

Reforms to the rail system to free up money for a pay offer for workers, and warned there wasnt a "bottomless pit" of taxpayers money to throw at the problem. heres our political correspondent, helen catt. there have been repeated walk—outs on the railways for months. just yesterday, it was the drivers out on a day—long strike. guards and signallers are among the staff who will hold another series of walk—outs, this time for 48 hours each time, in december and january. this morning, the tr...

Mark harper said there had to be reforms to the rail system to free up money for a pay offer for workers, and warned there wasn�*t a "bottomless pit" of taxpayers money to throw at the problem. here�*s our political correspondent, helen catt. there have been repeated walk—outs on the railways for months. just yesterday, it was the drivers out on a day—long strike. guards and signallers are among the staff who will hold another series of walk—outs, this time for 48 hours each time, in d...

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I would like to say we are closer to resolving the dispute, but the original reason for the dispute still exists. some of the operators affected will run no trains at all, while others will only have limited services. it means thousands of people are going to have to rethink their travel plans, but aslef believes it has strong support from the public. the rail industry says passenger numbers and revenue have not recovered after covid, so changes to working practices must be agreed to fund higher...