Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Avanti West Coast who work as practice station managers are walking out as we speak (Thursday, January 2) amid a dispute over rest-day working.
Passengers are getting used to verify timetables earlier than beginning their journeys and, in case you would relatively not journey in the course of the strike, tickets for as we speak are legitimate till Saturday, January 4. When you’ve determined to cancel your deliberate journey, then you possibly can apply for a refund.
Right here’s the total data on the most recent strike and when others are scheduled for this yr.
Which practice providers 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 providers will function from North Wales, Blackpool and Edinburgh.
When will the following 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 yr. There aren’t 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 alternative managers may be paid round £500 per shift, about double what our Avanti members earn, whereas not offering the identical service for passengers.
“This type of harmful strategy has been seen repeatedly throughout train-operating corporations and is a hangover from the earlier Conservative authorities, which inspired practices that reward managers with extreme payouts as a substitute of resolving disputes.
“Reaching a good settlement could be less expensive and make much better use of Avanti’s sources.
“On the coronary heart of the issue is a critical employees scarcity, which is why there’s such a heavy reliance on extra time within the first place.”
