Strikes

Rail passengers are being warned of significant disruption to services over the Bank Holiday weekend because of a strike by conductors at a train company. While Post Office workers have launched a fresh strike in a dispute over pay.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at TransPennine Express walked out on Saturday and will strike again on Sunday in a long-running dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at Crown Post Offices – the larger branches often sited on high streets – walked out on Saturday, union members in administration and supply chain networks will strike on Monday.