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Were at the start of the dispute. an agreement, we will have to continue with this dispute. well, we don't want it to, but it could go on, you know, put to our members. unlike the rail operators, network rail has tabled a pay offer, which it says amounts to 8% over two years. we have significantly changed what we were proposing originally and we'll continue to have discussions, but i think what we need to see is compromise from the other side as well, and some realism, frankly, about the state of the railway and that hurting our passengers is never going to make it easier or make it possible f...

Part in their latest strike action. more than 40,000 rmt union members and network rail staff are striking, with people being urged to avoid travelling unless necessary. marta newman reports. for the second consecutive saturday, railservices are grinding to a halt. members of the rmt union at 15 rail operators and crucially network rail are walking out again overjobs, pay, and conditions. it is yet more travel misery for millions of people. you're not expecting this, you want to go somewhere, and then the strikes is messing up all your plans, no? very annoyed, yeah. because we are spending all...

Out too. impacted are 15 rail operators, the company is running the trains, also, crucially, network rail. the staff working there, they operate the tracks and signals, the plumbing of the whole system and they are crucial and that is why there is so much disruption today. the headlines on bbc news... police say ten people have been killed and eight injured in an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in the republic of ireland. a massive fire has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. ukrainian officials say they've fo...

Were running today — the impact felt across england, scotland and wales. picket lines at manchester piccadilly have become an all—too—familiar sight, as has disruption for passengers. i do understand about the strikes, but it is causing a lot of complications, especially with going to work and travelling and things like that, it is making it a lot harder to get around more than usual. we took a bus instead. we took a bus from london. to get to manchester, because of the rail strike. and then the bus... it was about... eight hours. yes, it was supposed to be a four—hourjourney, and then...

And the government had various options, it could have cancelled it altogether, could have extended it by altogether, could have extended it ljy up altogether, could have extended it by up to ten years, but what it has chosen to do is to give this very short extension for six months, which comes with big warnings, to drastically improve services. first group runs avanti west drastically improve services. first group runs ava nti west coast drastically improve services. first group runs avanti west coast and they have welcomed this, they say they have welcomed this, they say they are training mo...