Avanti train managers plan Christmas walkouts
Train managers on Avanti West Coast who belong to the RMT are set to strike on three days over the Christmas period, in a dispute over rest day working. The union said the company’s proposals had been ‘inadequate’, and that staff had rejected them in a vote by 92.8 per cent, on a turnout of 81 per cent.
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Some train services are still disrupted today after a weekend of wild weather which caused damage to railways in many places, as Storm Darragh swept across Britain. The Met Office issued a rare ‘red’ warning for South Wales and the Bristol Channel on Saturday, which meant the weather posed a threat to life.
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