RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has predicted industrial action could spread to other services, arguing that 'people can't take it anymore'
The strikes will take place on Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June.But Network Rail has said the industrial action will cause six days of disruption because services will be affected on the days in between.crisis as inflation is forecast to top 11% later this year.Is 'modernisation' just code for job cuts?
"If we don't play our hand thousands of my members will lose their jobs, railway services will be cut back, the safety regime that has been in place for a good deal of time will be cut back."Because we haven't had any pay rises we are faced with thousands of job cuts and they want to rip out terms and conditions in a form of fire and rehire that's internal to the railway. It's just as ruthless as P&O really.
"It is disastrous. It is no way to behave on the railway. There is no advantage to this. I know Mick Lynch says he is 'nostalgic for union power' but this is no way to behave."Mr Shapps said:"The trade unions know that only the trade union and the employer can settle this.
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