Preparations well under way for rail strike
Date published: 26 September 2017
RMT
Rail union RMT said that preparations are well under way for strike action in the dispute over the threat to guards and safety as private train operators press ahead with plans to extend driver only operation.
The strike action will take place on Tuesday 3 October and Thursday 5 October.
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said: "These strikes are about safety. They are about putting the safety and security of the travelling public before the profits of private companies, profits that in the most part are shipped overseas to subsidise transport services in Europe and China. That is a national scandal.
"RMT will not stand back while the guards, front-line staff when it comes to safety, security and access, are thrown off Britain's trains for political and financial reasons."
