UK rail maintenance workers to strike

Thousands of rail maintenance workers are to stage a weekend strike later this month in a row over jobs and conditions which will threaten disruption to train services, it was announced today.

Thousands of rail maintenance workers are to stage a weekend strike in the UK later this month in a row over jobs and conditions which will threaten disruption to train services, it was announced today.

The Rail Maritime and Transport union said more than 12,000 of its members at Network Rail will walk out from mid-day on June 14 to the evening of the following day.

The 30-hour stoppage follows months of “fruitless” talks aimed at achieving a single set of terms and conditions for maintenance staff, many of whom transferred to NR from private firms.