Rail strike goes ahead
Date published: 26 April 2017
Castleton train station
Rail union RMT has confirmed that a 24 hour strike on Arriva Rail North this Friday, 28 April, goes ahead after the company failed to offer any progress at all in further talks this week over the guards and drivers safety dispute.
The union said it was angry and frustrated that the company had rejected point blank a proposal to invite Transport Department officials to join in three way talks in an attempt to reach a solution.
Workers from Northern will join RMT rail colleagues from across the country at a national protest at Westminster at noon today against Driver Only Operation which marks the first anniversary of the dispute on Southern Rail.
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said: “The union continues to remain available for meaningful discussions with the company in order to seek a satisfactory resolution to the on-going dispute.”
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