National Rail Strike Looms

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National Rail Strike Looms

« 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.


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Re: National Rail Strike Looms

« Reply #1 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


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Re: National Rail Strike Looms

« Reply #2 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.


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Re: National Rail Strike Looms

« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2007, 11:03:22 »

Strike action has been suspended (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6265296.stm


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