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Boris Johnson’s strike gamble

21 June 2022

6:50 PM

21 June 2022

6:50 PM

It’s day one of the RMT’s planned strike action after last-minute talks between train operators and Network Rail failed. The union has been demanding a pay rise of at least 7 per cent in the face of inflation – as well as opposing planned redundancies. The dispute is just a taste of things to come from various parts of the public sector.

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