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« on: July 15, 2022, 17:30:01 »
Confirmed in GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) territory - strikes of operation railway staff:
Strike - 27th July - RMT▸ (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers) (Mick Lynch)
Strike - 30th July - ASLEF» (Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen - about) (Mick Whelan)
Strike - 18th August - RMT (Mick Lynch)
Strike - 20th August - RMT (Mick Lynch)

(Strike at Avanti West Coast) - 27th July - TSSA» (Transport Salaried Staffs' Association - about) (Manua Cortes)
Strike - date(s) t.b.a. - TSSA (Manuel Cortes)

I should probably add these to the diary
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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2022, 17:49:17 »
There’scan ASLEF» (Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen - about) drivers strike on Greater Anglia this Saturday too
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« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2022, 23:00:49 »
Quote from: grahame on July 15, 2022, 17:30:01
Confirmed in GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) territory - strikes of operation railway staff:
Strike - 27th July - RMT▸ (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers) (Mick Lynch)
Strike - 30th July - ASLEF» (Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen - about) (Mick Whelan)
Strike - 18th August - RMT (Mick Lynch)
Strike - 20th August - RMT (Mick Lynch)

(Strike at Avanti West Coast) - 27th July - TSSA» (Transport Salaried Staffs' Association - about) (Manua Cortes)
Strike - date(s) t.b.a. - TSSA (Manuel Cortes)

I should probably add these to the diary
So we learn that to be a union leader, one's Christian name should start with M, and preferably be Mick.
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