RMT announces three days of walkout in 14 railway companies in the escalation of the strike

Railway workers at 14 rail companies to step down in November amid long-running dispute over wages, jobs and working conditions (

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Railway workers from 14 rail companies will strike next month in a long-running dispute over wages, jobs and working conditions.

The RMT rail union announced further industrial action on the railways on 3rd and 5th November, coinciding with separate walkouts at Network Rail on 3rd, 5th and 7th November - and London Underground and Overground on 3rd November.< /p>

The union said that despite repeated negotiations, the Rail Delivery Group had not made an offer.

RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said: 'Throughout this dispute the Rail Delivery Group has been completely unreasonable in offering our members no agreement on wages, conditions and job security. employment.

"Some of our railroad operating company members are among the lowest paid on the railroads.

RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch (

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"This is in stark contrast to the bosses of the railroad companies who make millions of pounds in profit.

"We remain open to meaningful talks, but we are determined in our industry campaign to see a negotiated settlement for all of our members in this dispute."

The 14 railway companies are:

Chiltern Railway

Cross-country trains

Greater Anglia,

LNER,

East Midlands Railway

c2c,

Grand Western

Railroad,

Trains du Nord,

Southeast

Southwestern Railway

Transpennine Express,

Avanti West Coast,

West Midlands Trains

GTR (including Gatwick Express)