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Train services across the UK were cancelled last month as a result of rail strikes
Railway workers are to stage a one-day strike on 27 July as part of an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, the RMT union says.
It comes after thousands of rail operator and Network Rail workers walked out during national strike action in June.
The strikes caused disruption for millions of commuters.
Earlier this week, Network Rail made workers a fresh pay offer it said was worth more than 5%.
But the offer depended on workers accepting "modernising reforms," it said.
RMT leaders rejected the new offer describing it as "paltry".
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