Imminent Williams Review could spark major industrial unrest
Reports that the Williams Review of the railway industry could be published this week have sparked protests from the RMT, which is predicting ‘a tsunami of cuts’ and widespread job losses. The main planks of Keith Williams’ reforms are said to have survived. These include the replacement of franchises by concessions, a new ‘arm’s length’ public body to award the new contracts and an end to ‘micro-management’ by the Department for Transport. The RMT, which had called for wholesale renationalisation, is gearing up for a fight.
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