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Train managers at Avanti West Coast to strike on NYE and NYD over pay and rest day working

RAIL union RMT confirmed that train managers at Avanti West Coast would strike on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in a dispute over payment for rest day working.

The on-board train managers at Avanti — deemed one of Britain’s most incompetent train operators — overwhelmingly rejected company proposals to settle the dispute and voted to strike.

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Avanti West Coast created this dispute by ignoring train managers’ concerns and presenting offers those members deemed unacceptable.

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