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UK Rail Strike Returns Saturday as Pay Dispute Drags On
Travelers walk along a platform during a previous strike by the RMT, at Paddington station in London.
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Britain is braced for another day of cancellations on its regional and long-distance rail network as workers strike in a long-running feud over pay and job security.
The RMT union will hold its latest walkout on Saturday, affecting 14 train companies running routes connecting towns and cities across the UK, including the Gatwick Express service to the airport south of London. It follows two days of industrial action last week. The Aslef union will stage a week-long overtime ban from July 31 to Aug. 5, ahead of a further strike from Aug. 7-12.