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One. as regards the government, they say they have been a fair and reasonable offer to the rmt, a 5% pay rise backdated to last year and then they would continue negotiations for this year's pay increase based on changes to working practices. the rmt says actually we need to sort out the threat ofjob cuts first of all, and this idea of closing hundreds of ticket stations in england really has hardened the resolve for people here on the picket line. that is why they say they are determined to carry on. the government are saying they want to close those tickets stations because fewer people are ...

An offer of a 4% rise backdated to last year and a further 4% this year. the operators and the government, of course, wanted the union to agree to changes to working practices, to modernise the railways. the good news, aslef doesn't have any full strike days planned at this stage, but the other railway union, the rmt, they are also in dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions, and they rejected a similar pay offer. and as you can see, they are planning three further 24—hour walk—outs on july 20th, the 22nd, and july 29th. they will involve guards and station staff. so, no further negot...

Running a reduced timetable throughout this week. some are cancelling the first and last trains of the day, and there could also be short notice cancellations. so the advice is to check before travelling. these passengers in leeds summed up the mood. we've got to go to college and i've got to get two trains. and when i can't get the trains back, i can't go to college, and then that looks bad on me, because my college is, like, why? i can't come in because of the trains. and it'sjust — i don't know, i'm fed up at this point. i mean, i can drive, but i don't particularly like it, you know, esp...

Trains of the day. there could also be some short notice cancellations, as well. so, as ever, passengers advised to check before you travel. now, this dispute, of course, is about pay. aslef has rejected an offer of a a% rise backdated to last year and a further a% this year. the operators and the government, of course, wanted the union to agree to changes to working practices, to modernise the railways. the good news, aslef doesn't have any full strike day planned at this stage, but the other railway union, the rmt, they are also in dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions, and they reje...

The studio. thank you very much indeed, christopher steele, philippe ingraham. now, the government could block pay rises for public sector workers, rejecting the recommendations of independent pay review bodies. the chief secretary to the treasury, john glenn told trevor phillips earlier that ministers must take account of the effects on inflation when deciding on pay rises. >> now what happens is we have the report pay-per-view bodies, most of those have come in. then we look at those and make an assessment. now obviously, in some of the disputes we have had in recent months, they are near to...