Rail strikes: which workers will be next to walk out?

Strikes could spread to other public sector staff, says union chief

Commuters ahead of rail strike
Commuters face three days of rail strikes this week
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A trade union leader has warned of more walkouts this summer as rail workers prepare to hold a three-day strike that will bring Britain’s train networks to a grinding halt.

Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), has said that industrial action could spread to other services, with unions representing teachers and NHS workers also threatening industrial action over pay.

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