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The RMT rail union signalled its disputes on Southern, Northern and Merseyrail could reignite in the wake of the general election results.

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The state of the railways is a good reason to vote out the Tories on 8 June and back Jeremy Corbyn.

Train guards on Southern, along with their RMT union colleagues on Northern and Merseyrail, were set for a coordinated 24-hour rail walkout next Tuesday.

Workers at train maintenance company Arriva Traincare were set to walk out over the bosses’ latest pay offer on Friday.

Over 400 workers across Stagecoach South West buses are balloting for strikes over the victimisation and sacking of a RMT union branch official.

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Hundreds of workers joined a protest outside Parliament in London, and strikes are coming.

Over 1,000 Northern rail train guards and drivers union struck last Friday.

Several groups of workers are refusing to put their struggles to one side in the run-up to the general election and are holding successful strikes.

A vote for strikes by London Underground workers has been possibly the first to fall foul of new Tory ballot thresholds.