Date: 25/10/2017

Fresh rail strikes by workers at five rail companies have been announced by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union. Members at Southern, South Western Railway and Greater Anglia are to stage 48-hour strikes on 8 November in a row over driver-only trains. Merseyrail and Arriva Rail North (Northern) are to walkout on the same day, but for 24 hours. Greater Anglia said it was disappointed and wanted to resolve issues with RMT. The union is in dispute with the rail companies over driver-only-operated trains which the RMT claim would be unsafe and lead to job losses.

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More strikes in rail conductors dispute

BBC News

Staff at three rail operators are staging 48-hour strikes, with one-day walkouts in two other areas.