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03/07/2015
RMT Union Announces Strike Action
Rail and Maritime Transport (RMT) union has announced Southern Rail engineers and Northern Rail staff have voted in favour of strike action.
The union said Southern Rail members are taking action as a result of a 'comprehensive breakdown' in industrial relations.
Engineers voted nine to one in favour of action beginning 12 July.
The dispute involves reducing the working week to 35 hours, the rail management imposing rosters, the Lean project and a Promotion, Transfer, Redundancy and Resettlement (PTR&R) Agreement in which staff claim they are not covered under.
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said: "Southern is a company intensively under the spotlight over its performance at the moment and RMT will not have our members left unrewarded as they hit work targets and then face a barrage of attacks on working conditions and procedures.
It is understood Northern Rail staff are taking action due to a number of issues, including the creation of zero hour contracts, cuts to booking offices and 'attacks' on the role and responsibility of train guards.
Mr Cash added: "RMT has made every effort to win assurances from Northern Rail over jobs, services and safety. However, the company continues to ride roughshod over our efforts.
"We therefore had no option but to ballot all staff for action to force the company to take these issues seriously and the members have now voted decisively for action.
"That mandate will now be considered by the union."
RMT members will also join a planned 24-hour strike by London Underground drivers' union Aslef over proposals to introduce overnight tube services.
This strike will take place on 8 July.
The industrial actions come as the government plans to tighten strike laws.
The government has stated its intention to change the law in that unions will be required to prove a majority of its members took part in a union ballet.
The new law will also ensure that over 40% of public section union must have voted for strike action in order for strike ballots to be considered valid.
(LM)
The union said Southern Rail members are taking action as a result of a 'comprehensive breakdown' in industrial relations.
Engineers voted nine to one in favour of action beginning 12 July.
The dispute involves reducing the working week to 35 hours, the rail management imposing rosters, the Lean project and a Promotion, Transfer, Redundancy and Resettlement (PTR&R) Agreement in which staff claim they are not covered under.
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said: "Southern is a company intensively under the spotlight over its performance at the moment and RMT will not have our members left unrewarded as they hit work targets and then face a barrage of attacks on working conditions and procedures.
It is understood Northern Rail staff are taking action due to a number of issues, including the creation of zero hour contracts, cuts to booking offices and 'attacks' on the role and responsibility of train guards.
Mr Cash added: "RMT has made every effort to win assurances from Northern Rail over jobs, services and safety. However, the company continues to ride roughshod over our efforts.
"We therefore had no option but to ballot all staff for action to force the company to take these issues seriously and the members have now voted decisively for action.
"That mandate will now be considered by the union."
RMT members will also join a planned 24-hour strike by London Underground drivers' union Aslef over proposals to introduce overnight tube services.
This strike will take place on 8 July.
The industrial actions come as the government plans to tighten strike laws.
The government has stated its intention to change the law in that unions will be required to prove a majority of its members took part in a union ballet.
The new law will also ensure that over 40% of public section union must have voted for strike action in order for strike ballots to be considered valid.
(LM)
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