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Title: National Rail Strike Looms Post by: Lee on June 22, 2007, 10:56:51 The RMT is threatening a national strike because of pay rows in Cumbria and Scotland (links below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/06/rail_bonuses_strike_action_loo.html#more http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/06/national_rail_strike_looms_as.html#more They are accusing Network Rail of refusing to negotiate settlements in disputes involving 500 staff. The disputes involve 400 signallers in Scotland as well as 100 RMT members in Cumbria , whose bonuses were withheld following the crash in Grayrigg. Title: Re: National Rail Strike Looms Post by: Lee on June 25, 2007, 14:18:45 The strike could well be on (links below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6237144.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6237274.stm Title: Re: National Rail Strike Looms Post by: Lee on June 26, 2007, 09:55:56 Network Rail workers in Scotland and Cumbria will hold a 24-hour strike on July 6 after voting to take action over two separate bonus rows (link below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/06/network_rail_workers_to_strike.html#more Delegates at the RMT union's annual general meting in Edinburgh voted unanimously to endorse the action , and to ballot all 15,000 Network Rail members for strike action over the bonus issues. Title: Re: National Rail Strike Looms Post by: Lee on July 04, 2007, 11:03:22 Strike action has been suspended (link below.)
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