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Close to 300 people attended the public rally in Berwick. The main speaker was RMT general secretary Mick Lynch.

TUC Congress passes motion over planned ticket office closures

Commuters walk past a train stopped at a platform in Waterloo Station in London, during a national strike day, on February 1, 2023.

Rail strikes spell bank holiday travel chaos - 20,000 workers walk out

Train services in the UK are set to be disrupted again this weekend as tens of thousands of workers gear up for more industrial action.

Rail strikes: Full list of industrial action in August & September

Keith Pattison has produced a poster in the style of Manchester artist L. S. Lowry.

'Unprecedented demand' for rally forces RMT to use main theatre at The Maltings

RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch, centre. Picture from Getty Images.

Public rally featuring Mick Lynch for 'Save Our Railway Ticket Offices' campaign

Alnmouth Railway Station.

Clarification sought on rail ticket office closure rumours that could hit county

Secretary-General of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) Mick Lynch said 20,000 rail workers have voted to strike for three days in July. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

RMT announces 3 days of rail strike action in July

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 31: A group of rail workers stand on a picket line outside Euston rail station as a new round of strikes by train drivers begins on May 31, 2023 in London, England. Today's strike comes after the train drivers union, ASLEF, rejected a pay rise offer of 4 percent a year over two years from the Rail Delivery Group (RDG). (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Travel provider issues urgent warning as train strikes continue

More walk-outs have been arranged for May and June by the main rail union, the RMT, and the train drivers’ union, Aslef. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)(Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Full list of rail operators to be impacted by ASLEF and RMT strikes

RMT strikers (Photo: Getty Images)

RMT members back further rail strike action

More walk-outs have been arranged for May and June by the main rail union, the RMT, and the train drivers’ union, Aslef. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

May and June train strikes - dates, companies and options

A series of strikes by Aslef and RMT union members in May and June are set to cause travel chaos.

Rail strikes: RMT plan train strike for day of Eurovision after rejecting Rail Delivery Group’s offer

RMT announce strike action on day of Eurovision after rejecting offer

April will see strike action affect everything from rail service to civil and public services.

Full list of strikes coming up in April 2023

The RMT has been staging strike action at Network Rail since last July (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Train strikes: RMT suspends strikes planned for March 30 and April 1

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) on an RMT picket line during January’s strike (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

When are the train strikes taking place this month?

February train strikes: When are rail workers striking and how will it impact the North East? (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

RMT train strikes suspended following new pay offer

Mari Hannah and LJ Ross were part of the line-up for the event that was due to run over three days from Friday, March 31.

Morpeth Book Festival postponed following new rail strikes announcement

The Royal College of Nursing have announced their biggest strikes to date.

Rail workers, postal workers and nurses all announce new strike dates

Who is striking in February 2023? Full list of all industrial action

Train drivers from Aslef and RMT announce two strike dates in February.

Train drivers announce two new strike dates if February

The picket line at Berwick Railway Station.

Show of support at railway station for workers on strike

The rail strikes taking place this week

Rail strikes: Passengers warned travel only if “absolutely necessary”

People travelling are being urged to check online during strikes and a new timetable.

Train operator Northern issues 'do not travel' warning

List of all the strikes taking place in the lead up to Christmas 2022

The Aslef Union has announced another walkout date in January. Credit: Getty Images

Train drivers union Aslef announce fresh day of strike action in 2023

The RMT says it expects the four days of pre-Christmas strikes to have a significant impact on Eurostar services from London St Pancras (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Eurostar cancel Boxing Day trips to Europe due to RMT strike action

The RMT union is pressing ahead with strikes (Photo: Getty Images)

Train strikes: How to get refunds for tickets affected by RMT strike

RMT confirm Christmas strike action on Christmas and Boxing Day

The union said that this strike coincides with the wind down of passenger services and the commencement of engineering works

The PCS are timing its road workers’ strikes with the RMT. Credit: Getty

Road workers are set to strike in lead up to Christmas- here’s when

Mick Lynch, Leader of RMT Union

RMT union chief Mick Lynch says he’s ‘not the Grinch’

easyJet to cancel 200 flights between Italy this weekend

Thousands of postal workers to strike over pay dispute

Ian Lavery has been supporting the RMT at picket lines across Northumberland, including Berwick Railway Station.

Ian Lavery column: ‘No worker should have to join the line for food banks’

Group in Berwick supporting those on strike this week.

Berwick Railway Station among locations for strike supporters to gather

A rail strike poster, pictured in London on Tuesday, June 21, as the biggest rail strike in more than 30 years hits the UK. Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images.

Passengers have their say on rail strikes as RMT union members strike

Jubilee bank holiday weekend 2022: What services is the Tyne and Wear Metro running this weekend?

Metro bosses confirm services will be hit by rail strike

Northern Trains is urging people not to travel later this month

RAIL STRIKE: Northern Rail urges customers NOT to travel in week of RMT action

Alnmouth Railway Station.

Rail ticket offices in Northumberland at risk of closure, claims union

Unite members who work for Stadler, along with RMT members, have accepted a pay deal leading to the end of a dispute between employees and their bosses.

Pay deal leads to end of dispute between Metro maintenance workers and rail firm