A fresh dispute threatens more rail strikes in the coming weeks after RMT members begin five-month weekend strikes, causing major disruption across the country’s busiest rail routes.
A fresh dispute is flaring on the railways, threatening disruption to more services in the coming weeks.It comes after a series of weekend strikes on busy rail routes started this Sunday, in a dispute over rest day working. The strikes are set to last until May 25.Today marks the first of the Sunday strike days, in which Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Avanti West Coast are walking out every Sunday for five months.
"On the strike days we'll have a reduced service, so customers with tickets for those days are strongly advised to travel on alternative dates or claim a full fee-free refund."We remain open to working with the RMT to resolve the dispute."RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "It is wrong that Avanti is paying replacement managers up to £500 per shift – around double what our members earn – while these managers fail to deliver the same service for passengers.
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