Rail Strikes: Can the railway run without station staff?
Charities say closing ticket offices would “isolate” disabled passengers Rail passengers besieged by strikes were offered a glimmer of hope this week after the RMT union confirmed it was reviewing a fresh offer from the Rail Delivery Group. But an important clause could delay any resolution: while train operators are prepared to offer workers a […]
3 years ago
Mick Lynch calls off rail strikes out of respect for the Queen
The planned walk-0ut will no longer go ahead Planned rail strikes due to go ahead next week have been cancelled out of respect for the Queen. RMT union has announced it will call off planned walkouts on September 15th and 17th as the nation pays its respect to its longest-reigning monarch. Mick Lynch said: “RMT […]
3 years ago
Lib Dems delete tweet about RMT strikes after wildly misreading the room
Was this the plan? The Liberal Democrats seemed to go off script on Tuesday morning by condemning striking railway workers. In a tweet posted by the official Liberal Democrats party account, they said: “Franky, the Government and RMT are just as bad as each other. The country is sick of them both playing politics with […]
4 years ago