UK Strike dissent and division

A night time view looking down a station platform at Halifax with a red signal in the distance and a fast train blurring by
Night trains at Halifax Rail Delivery Group

Could one union be about to strike, while another is about to strike a deal? That is the question that faces negotiating teams on both sides of the long running and increasingly bitter round of disputes on the British railway network. With a fresh round of Industrail action only a week away, there are contrasting views of the state of the dispute. The next planned stoppages are on Wednesday and Friday, 1 and 3 February.

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UK Strike dissent and division

A night time view looking down a station platform at Halifax with a red signal in the distance and a fast train blurring by
Night trains at Halifax Rail Delivery Group

Could one union be about to strike, while another is about to strike a deal? That is the question that faces negotiating teams on both sides of the long running and increasingly bitter round of disputes on the British railway network. With a fresh round of Industrail action only a week away, there are contrasting views of the state of the dispute. The next planned stoppages are on Wednesday and Friday, 1 and 3 February.

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