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for months, rail workers have been striking over pay and plans my guest is mick lynch, leader of the biggest rail union, the rmt. the stakes in this fight are high. can the workers win? mick lynch, welcome to hardtalk. you are the leader of a union that s been in a long running dispute now. it goes back to last summer. there have been rolling, sporadic strikes. as it goes on, does it feel harder to find your way to a compromise? well, there s no easy way out for either side. the government has boxed themselves into a corner, to a large extent. and i think that s predicated on the idea of setting precedents for public sector. we ve seen the nurses, ambulance drivers, many civil servants in dispute along similar lines. people aren t being paid enough in this society at the moment and many public sector workers have had long term pay cuts measured against any measure of inflation, so there s some catch up to be done, and that makes it harder because the government wants ....
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sighs. a walkout at the uk s biggest container port. eight days of strike action have begun at felixstowe, a vital link in the country s supply chain. good morning. there are some showers in the forecast today. the best of any sunshine will be across the north of the uk with more cloud further south. north of the uk with more cloud furthersouth. i north of the uk with more cloud further south. i will have all the weather details here on breakfast. it s sunday, the 21st of august. our main story: british heavyweight boxer anthonyjoshua has lost his world title rematch against ukrainian fighter oleksandr usyk. joshua pushed usyk all the way, but was defeated on a split decision by the judges after 12 rounds, prompting an emotional reaction. the bout took place in saudi arabia overnight. ade adedoyin has the full story. a night of high emotions. tears of m a night of high emotions. tears of joy for alexander is sick, anger and frustration the anthonyjoshua. he threw the champion ....
This is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. across the world, workers are finding their living standards squeezed by rising inflation. for some, it s not so much a squeeze as decapitation. technological change is driving job cuts in a host of industries. do workers have the means to fight back? well, the uk rail industry is something of a test case. for months, rail workers have been striking overpay and plans to change working conditions. ....
This is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. across the world, workers are finding their living standards squeezed by rising inflation. for some, it s not so much a squeeze as decapitation. technological change is driving job cuts in a host of industries. do workers have the means to fight back? well, the uk rail industry is something of a test case. for months, rail workers have been striking overpay and plans to change working conditions. ....