Railway staff working for 14 train operating companies and Network Rail are to go on strike this October in a row over job security, pay and working conditions.
The union says that the 24 hour action on October 1st will bring the railway ‘to an effective standstill’ and comes after no further offers from the industry were tabled.
In separate disputes on the 1st October, Arriva Rail London, Hull Trains bus workers from First Group South West will join Network Rail, Chiltern Railways, Cross Country Trains, Greater Anglia, LNER, East Midlands Railway, c2c, Great Western Railway ,Northern, South Eastern, South Western Railway, Transpennine Express, Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Trains, GTR (including Gatwick Express) in strikes.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Transport workers are joining a wave of strike action on October 1st, sending a clear message to the government and employers that working people will not accept continued attacks on pay and working conditions at a time when big business profits are at an all-time high.
”The Summer of Solidarity we have seen will continue into the Autumn and Winter if employers and the government continue to refuse workers reasonable demands.
“We want a settlement to these disputes where our members and their families can get a square deal. And we will not rest until we get a satisfactory outcome.”
Responses
At least it won’t make much difference on Avanti West Coast as they barely bother with weekend services these days. Disgraceful company should be stripped of its franchise.
I had been told obviously wrong that a two week notice would be given. Why the need to hit commuters when the owners and shareholders pull the strings