Commuter rail strike talks resume as London braces for another disrupted week
Unions and operators return to the table after a weekend of cancelled services across the South East.
Teachers’ strike ballot opens across several multi-academy trusts
Pay, workload and retention dominate staff meetings as parents plan contingencies.
Union ballots opened this week in a cluster of multi-academy trusts, with teachers citing pay erosion and marking workload after successive tight budgets.
Headteachers urged calm while contingency plans for partial closures were drafted. Parent groups asked for early notice if action dates firm up.
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