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We work now. but kamala has to travel by train for her teaching job in bath. i am on a zero—hour contract, so im only paid for contact hours. so if i dont work, i dont teach, i dont get any pay. like everyone else, she wants to know how long this is all going to last. this has become an increasingly fractious and bitter dispute, with both sides blaming each other. but negotiations between the rmt union and the rail companies are back on again today. there are some ideas being put forward by bo...

I wont have the income to face all the extra energy bills et cetera, so i do need to get to work. some businesses, like this hotel near milton keynes, but the rmt union wants them ruled out. the point of this is that we need a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, and when we get that, we can move on positively to the other agenda items, which includes the stuff that the company wants to pursue about changes to working practices. meanwhile, the government has announced plans are under way to ...

On those days, but we had 100% occupancy on wednesday. so how much do think this week has cost you? possibly £10,000? because you lose all the food and liquor revenue as well. the rail industry says ways of working must be modernised, freeing up cash for a higher pay offer, and they hope compulsory redundancies can be avoided. but the rmt union wants them ruled out. the point of this is that we need a guarantee of no compulsory. redundancies, and when we get that, we can move on positively— t...

Women that much, as we think. thank ou so women that much, as we think. thank you so much — women that much, as we think. thank you so much for— women that much, as we think. thank you so much forjoining _ women that much, as we think. thank you so much forjoining us. _ women that much, as we think. thank you so much forjoining us. we - women that much, as we think. thank you so much forjoining us. we moved to our main domestic story. its another day of disruption on the railways in england,...

For a pay increase, they are asking for it to be restored to the level it was at before the crisis. so far ba has not done that, it has offered them a 10% one—off increase before further talks, them a 10% one—off increase before furthertalks, but them a 10% one—off increase before further talks, but the unions say thatis further talks, but the unions say that is not good enough. there seems to be distance between the sides. as i understand it, employees in other parts of ba are also talkin...

Producing flu and other very important viral diseases that really do cause the nhs in the british public a lot over the winter period. we will have that robustness, the pre—pandemic preparedness and will also be able to treat some of the common diseases, we will keep —— that keep the nhs very busy over the winter period. we that keep the nhs very busy over the winter period-— winter period. we all wish the pandemic _ winter period. we all wish the pandemic hadnt _ winter period. we all w...

Can maybe enlighten our audience about whether they are true or not? they are saying that for example they cant send, the real management cant send an individual to fix a problem, they had to send a team. they are not allowed to use drones and sensors which are available to monitor tracks for damage, they have to send a team and that is actually potentially dangerous. what would you say to claims like that in terms of what they say are all style working practices? we of what they say are all sty...

Proposed modernisation. but network rail claimed the union had walked away from talks. the rail industry has asked passengers to travel only if necessary. live to katy austin, our transport correspondent, at gloucester station. katy, what do we make now of the state of this dispute?— state of this dispute? well, the disute state of this dispute? well, the dispute goes — state of this dispute? well, the dispute goes on _ state of this dispute? well, the dispute goes on and _ state of this dis...

Because back the government will ultimately need to be part of the solution because as you mentioned, the government is now holding the purse strings of the rail industry which it intervened in to help us all during the pandemic. but ultimately, _ during the pandemic. but ultimately, there - during the pandemic. mt ultimately, there is a need to compromise on both sides. its undoubtably the case that the industry does need some modernisation in terms of working practices but equally in this curr...

With the pandemic and the impact it would have on the industry and it was disappointing the rmt decided to ballot its members and call the strike action. but we have been working hard to try and avoid it. you have been saying the only way to resolve this is to deal with reform alongside the questions over pay. what reform specifically are you talking about? we what reform specifically are you talking about?— what reform specifically are you talking about? we are looking to modernise working _ ...