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50 Years Ago – 14 May 1972

May 18, 2022 admin Maurice Macmillan, Railways, Trade Unions, Vic Feather

14 May 1972 The courts ordered the three railway unions on strike to ballot their members, even though the unions

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50 Years Ago – 13 May 1972

May 17, 2022 admin Alec Douglas-Home, British Railways, Northern Ireland, Rhodesia, Trade Unions

13 May 1972 British Rail confirmed that its Sunday services wouldn’t operate following failure to reach agreement with the railway

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50 Years Ago – 12 May 1972

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 admin 50 Years Ago, Alex Lyon, Geoffrey Howe, Harold Wilson, Maurice Foley, Railways, Trade Unions

12 May 1972 Harold Wilson (pictured), the Leader of the Opposition, dismissed two of his front bench after they failed

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Heathrow Airport Warns of Potential Job Cuts

May 2, 2020 admin Aviation, Heathrow Airport, John Holland-Kaye

John Holland-Kaye, the Chief Executive of Heathrow Airport, has called on the Government to restore confidence in the aviation industry

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British Airways Announce They May Cut 12,000 Jobs

April 29, 2020 admin Alex Cruz, British Airways, Jim McMahon

British Airways have announced that they might cut 12,000 jobs, representing a quarter of their workforce, due to the ongoing

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Emergency Measures Brought in to Protect the Rail Network

March 23, 2020 admin Coronavirus, Grant Shapps, Railways

The Government has confirmed that emergency measures are being brought in to protect the rail network. The current franchise agreements

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Government Announces £20 Million Fund to Improve Disabled Access at Railway Stations

February 26, 2020March 18, 2020 admin Disability, Grant Shapps, Railways

The Government has announced that £20 million will be set aside to improve disabled access at railway stations across Great

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Government Approves HS2 Rail Project

February 11, 2020March 18, 2020 admin Andrew Adonis, Boris Johnson, CBI, HS2, Railways

Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, has said in a statement today in the House of Commons that HS2 will proceed.

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