Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Avanti West Coast who work as practice station managers are walking out at present (Thursday, January 2) amid a dispute over rest-day working.
Passengers are getting used to test timetables earlier than beginning their journeys and, when you would reasonably not journey throughout the strike, tickets for at present are legitimate till Saturday, January 4. In case you’ve determined to cancel your deliberate journey, then you’ll be able to apply for a refund.
Right here’s the complete data on the newest strike and when others are scheduled for this 12 months.
Which practice companies are affected?
At this time’s industrial motion impacts the entire of the Avanti West Coast community. In addition to the above reductions, there’s a restricted service between Glasgow and Preston, whereas no companies will function from North Wales, Blackpool and Edinburgh.
When will the subsequent pressure strikes be?
RMT members who work as practice station managers on the Avanti community will stroll out each Sunday from January 12 to Might 25.
That is presently the one industrial motion scheduled to hit UK railways this 12 months. There are not any deliberate walkouts on the London Underground.
Why are the strikes going down?
The dispute is over rest-day working and funds for extra time.
An RMT spokesperson beforehand stated: “It’s wholly unacceptable that substitute managers may be paid round £500 per shift, about double what our Avanti members earn, whereas not offering the identical service for passengers.
“This sort of damaging method has been seen repeatedly throughout train-operating firms and is a hangover from the earlier Conservative authorities, which inspired practices that reward managers with extreme payouts as an alternative of resolving disputes.
“Reaching a good settlement can be less expensive and make much better use of Avanti’s assets.
“On the coronary heart of the issue is a critical workers scarcity, which is why there’s such a heavy reliance on extra time within the first place.”
