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Podcast: Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
Episode: July 3rd - New month, same story on the trains. The latest on strike action.
Description: Over a year on from the start of the first national rail strikes since the 1980s, the dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions appears as intractable as ever. July sees the resumption of industrial action aimed at more than a dozen train operators by both main rail unions.The unions say their members have not had a pay rise for four years and are demanding a decent, no-strings award that takes into account the high level of inflation.Train operators and ministers – who must sign off any deal – say reforms are essential following the...