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Railway transport workers go on a nationwide general strike in the United Kingdom after talks on a 7% pay increase for workers collapses.

Railway transport workers go on a nationwide general strike in the United Kingdom after talks on a 7% pay increase for workers collapses. The RMT says that industry executives have only offered a 2% increase in pay, which is well below rising inflation levels.

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BusinessRailway transport workers go on a nationwide general strike in the United Kingdom after talks on a 7% pay increase for workers collapses.

Railway transport workers go on a nationwide general strike in the United Kingdom after talks on a 7% pay increase for workers collapses. The RMT says that industry executives have only offered a 2% increase in pay, which is well below rising inflation levels.

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