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RAIL workers in the West Midlands will strike over seven weekends in the long-running fight to keep a guard on all train services, their union announced yesterday.
RMT members at West Midlands Trains will be withdraw their labour every Saturday from this weekend until December 28 over the company’s plans to abolish the safety-critical role of the train guard.
The union warns that management plans to deskill the guard’s role will endanger the travelling public and decrease accessibility on all rail services.
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
Our members face daily abuse, being spat at, sometimes even deadly assaults, and employers fail to take the issue seriously despite the increasing danger, writes RMT general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY
Walkout follows long-running dispute over sacking