A dispute over the number of guards on trains has led to a union walkout.
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Rail workers have announced that extended strikes on South Western Railway (SWR) will go ahead in December.
Following two days of arbitration talking at ACAS, RMT union members have decided to walk out from Monday 2 December.
The union had met with the railway company to try and avoid the action, but RMT General Secretary Mick Cash has said that SWR was “not interested in reaching a settlement”.
The union has announced several days of strike action, including:
From 00:01 GMT on Monday 2 December until 23:59 on Wednesday 11 December,
from 00:01 on Friday 13 December until 23:59 on Tuesday 24 December,
and from 00:01 on Friday 27 December 2019 until 23:59 on the 1 January 2020.
SWR wants to reduce the number of guards on trains, and the train operator has previously accused the union of being “purely focussed on keeping control of train doors in a misguided attempt to hold power over the industry”.
SWR has promised to keep guards on trains, and will release a revised Christmas timetable next week. Managing director Andy Mellor said that their promise made the strikes “unnecessary.”
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StandfirstFollowing two days of arbitration talking at ACAS, RMT union members have decided to walk out from Monday 2 December.
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport workers has announced that strikes on South Western Railway will go ahead.
Following two days of talking with ACAS, union members have decided to walk out on Monday 2nd December.
The union had met with the railway company to try and avoid the action, but RMT General Secretary Mick Cash has said that SWR were ‘not interested in reaching a settlement’.
SWR want to reduce the number of guards on trains, and the train operator has previously accused the union of being “purely focussed on keeping control of train doors in a misguided attempt to hold power over the industry”.
SWR has promised to keep guards on trains, and will release a revised Christmas timetable next week. Managing director Andy Mellor said that their promise made the strikes ‘unnecessary’.
Strike days are as follows:
From 00:01 GMT on Monday 2 December until 23:59 on Wednesday 11 December
From 00:01 on Friday 13 December until 23:59 on Tuesday 24 December
From 00:01 on Friday 27 December 2019 until 23:59 on the 1 January.
Rail workers have announced that extended strikes on South Western Railway (SWR) will go ahead in December.
Following two days of arbitration talking at ACAS, RMT union members have decided to walk out from Monday 2 December.
The union had met with the railway company to try and avoid the action, but RMT General Secretary Mick Cash has said that SWR was “not interested in reaching a settlement”.
The union has announced several days of strike action, including:
From 00:01 GMT on Monday 2 December until 23:59 on Wednesday 11 December,
from 00:01 on Friday 13 December until 23:59 on Tuesday 24 December,
and from 00:01 on Friday 27 December 2019 until 23:59 on the 1 January 2020.
SWR wants to reduce the number of guards on trains, and the train operator has previously accused the union of being “purely focussed on keeping control of train doors in a misguided attempt to hold power over the industry”.
SWR has promised to keep guards on trains, and will release a revised Christmas timetable next week. Managing director Andy Mellor said that their promise made the strikes “unnecessary.”
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