The Papers: ‘Tory MPs plan vote strikes’ and ‘rail shutdown’
Rebel plans to paralyse the government and a rail workers’ vote for industrial action lead the papers. …
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The Metro leads with the news that the RMT Union, which represents transport workers, has voted in favour of a nationwide strike to take place on 21, 23, and 25 June. The paper says the action, called over pay rates and job cuts, will be a “huge blow to the transport system as it recovers from the pandemic”. It also quotes Mick Lynch, general secretary of the union, saying: “We have a cost of living crisis, and it’s unacceptable for railway workers to either lose their jobs or face another year of a pay freeze.”
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