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Northern Rail: Guards row sparks fresh strikes
Northern Rail: Guards row sparks fresh strikes
19 June 2018
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The dispute has been running for two years
Passengers on Northern Rail services are facing further disruption with a fresh strike in a long-running dispute over guards on trains.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are staging a 24-hour stoppage, with further walkouts planned for Thursday and Saturday.The company said it would run as many services as possible between 07:00 and 19:00 BST.The union claims imposing driver-only services is a risk to public safety.Regional director for Northern, Sharon Keith, said: "On each day of the strike action we will be running fewer services and expect those services we do operate to be extremely busy.
"It is, therefore, vital that anyone thinking of travelling with Northern on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday plans their journey carefully."Workers strike again in train…
Northern Rail: Guards row sparks fresh strikes
19 June 2018
Image copyright
PA
Image caption
The dispute has been running for two years
Passengers on Northern Rail services are facing further disruption with a fresh strike in a long-running dispute over guards on trains.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are staging a 24-hour stoppage, with further walkouts planned for Thursday and Saturday.The company said it would run as many services as possible between 07:00 and 19:00 BST.The union claims imposing driver-only services is a risk to public safety.Regional director for Northern, Sharon Keith, said: "On each day of the strike action we will be running fewer services and expect those services we do operate to be extremely busy.
"It is, therefore, vital that anyone thinking of travelling with Northern on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday plans their journey carefully."Workers strike again in train…