Rail passengers are set for Christmas chaos after Avanti West Coast workers voted to strike in an ongoing dispute over rest days.
RMT Transport Union members are set to walk out after train managers at the rail company voted to strike on December 22nd, 23rd and 29th.Following the strike announcement, Lord Hendy, the rail minister, said he was concerned about "several train operators" as Avanti's strike action could put increased pressure on other operators over the festive period.He said to the Commons Transport Committee: “Generally as a system, we’re over-reliant on overtime working for train crew.
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