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RMT boss Mick Lynch said Keir Starmer won't get a 'free pass' and said he would support Jeremy Corbyn if he stands as an independent candidate at the general election

'The dispute is not over but we have made sufficient progress to suspend the action next week' said Mick Lynch, general secretary of RMT

The number of working days lost since the current period of strike action began has passed five million, new figures show

The RMT union has warned that if the cuts go ahead, there will be an increased risk to safety on the railways

Members of Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are set to walk out on separate days between January 7 and 12, with various London Underground services affected

RMT union members have backed a deal to end their strikes, but there will still be major disruption on the railways in the coming days as a different union stages industrial action

Being flashed on public transport isn't something any of us should put up with, writes Polly Hudson

The RMT union announced it had reached an outline agreement with train companies in a dispute that has dragged on for 18 months and caused chaos for millions of commuters

The Government has announced that it is scrapping the proposals drawn up by train firms to shut ticket counters at 974 railway stations across England

Insiders say staff at stations and on trains endure a daily torrent of abuse from passengers, and many worry the situation could get even worse if ticket counters are shut down

The Daily Mirror is fighting to block the mass closure of 974 ticket officers across England, highlighting the impact on passengers, especially the elderly, and disabled

The German owner Deutsche Bahn secured the sale, understood to be worth around 1.6 billion euros (£1.4 billion), after lengthy efforts to offload the firm to reduce its debt

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union announced a massive majority of its members had approved the action - for the fourth time in a row since the summer of 2022

Strike action due to take place from Wednesday on the London Underground has been called off, the RMT union has confirmed, citing significant progress made in negotiations

Members of RMT and ASLEF unions are striking this week amid a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, with walkouts coinciding with the Conservative Party annual conference

London Travelwatch, one of two bodies scrutinising the proposals, branded what was proposed at the time 'unacceptable' with issues including difficulties for disabled passengers

Ministers accused of 'rewarding abject failure' as Avanti and CrossCountry were given fresh taxpayer-backed deals despite coming bottom for punctuality over the summer

Hundreds of campaigners took the fight to the PM’s doorstep as they joined a rally outside Downing Street. They marched through Westminster from the Department for Transport to No10

Whether shopping online or using self-scan tills at the supermarket, there's less human interaction in everyday life - and closing rail ticket offices will increase it

More than 460,000 people have responded to a consultation into planned closures, which will hit the elderly, vulnerable and disabled - and put more than 2,300 station jobs at risk

Documents written by the rail companies themselves lay bare the true impact of the railway ticket office closures on disabled, elderly and vulnerable passengers

This Government seems hellbent on taking away everything of value the country has to offer and either giving it to the super-rich in the form of profit or throwing it in the bin

The RMT's Mick Lynch said the plan to shut ticket counters at 974 stations across England would result in vital staff members being cut, leaving vulnerable passengers without support

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said it will take the fight to Downing Street with a large protest outside No10 on August 31

Mick Whelan raised fears that safety is being taken for granted as he suggested rail workers and passengers will be more at risk in empty and unstaffed stations