Union boss predicts summer of discontent as Grant Shapps accuses RMT of 'gunning' for rail strike
The strikes will take place on Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June.But Network Rail has said the industrial action will cause six days of disruption because services will be affected on the days in between.crisis as inflation is forecast to top 11% later this year.Is 'modernisation' just code for job cuts?
Mr Lynch added:"We don't want to be the cause of disruption in people's lives. We want a settlement to this dispute but we are facing a crisis for our members. "If we don't play our hand thousands of my members will lose their jobs, railway services will be cut back, the safety regime that has been in place for a good deal of time will be cut back."Because we haven't had any pay rises we are faced with thousands of job cuts and they want to rip out terms and conditions in a form of fire and rehire that's internal to the railway It's just as ruthless as P&O really.
Mr Shapps told Ridge:"They are gunning for this strike action I am afraid and i's going to inconvenience millions of Britons."
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